Fiveangled dodder vs Northern Hog-badger

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Arctonyx albogularis

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Northern Hog-badger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Northern Hog-badger
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Cuscuta	Arctonyx
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Arctonyx albogularis

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Hog-badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Northern Hog-badger
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 Hog-badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.