Fiveangled dodder vs Northern tamandua

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Tamandua mexicana

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Northern tamandua is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Northern tamandua
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Myrmecophagidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Tamandua
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Tamandua mexicana

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern tamandua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Northern tamandua
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 tamandua

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia