Fiveangled dodder vs Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Coendou speratus

Key Differences

Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Coendou
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Coendou speratus

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine
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).