Fiveangled dodder vs Peru-Opossummaus

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Lestoros inca

Key Differences

Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Peru-Opossummaus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Peru-Opossummaus
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)	Paucituberculata (Paucituberculata)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Caenolestidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Lestoros
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Lestoros inca

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Peru-Opossummaus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Peru-Opossummaus
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).