Fiveangled dodder vs One-striped opossum

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Monodelphis unistriata

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while One-striped opossum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	One-striped opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Monodelphis
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Monodelphis unistriata

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

One-striped opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	One-striped opossum
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).

One-striped opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.