Fiveangled dodder vs Hairy-footed dunnart

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Sminthopsis hirtipes

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Hairy-footed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Hairy-footed dunnart
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)	Dasyuromorphia (Raubbeutlerartige)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Cuscuta	Sminthopsis
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Sminthopsis hirtipes

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Hairy-footed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Hairy-footed dunnart
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).

Hairy-footed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.