Fiveangled dodder vs Northern Marsupial Mole

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Notoryctes caurinus

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Northern Marsupial Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Northern Marsupial Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Notoryctemorphia (Notoryctemorphia)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Notoryctidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Notoryctes
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Notoryctes caurinus

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Marsupial Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Northern Marsupial Mole
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 Marsupial Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.