Fiveangled dodder vs Northern Greater Galago

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Otolemur garnettii

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Northern Greater Galago is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Northern Greater Galago
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Galagidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Otolemur
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Otolemur garnettii

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Greater Galago

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Northern Greater Galago
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fiveangled dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (Norway, Poland, Romania), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Northern Greater Galago

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.