Fiveangled dodder vs Rurukan-Bergratte

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Bunomys fratrorum

Key Differences

  • Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Rurukan-Bergratte is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Fiveangled dodder Rurukan-Bergratte
Kingdom Plantae (Pflanzen) Animalia (Tier)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order Solanales (Nachtschattenartige) Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family Convolvulaceae Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus Cuscuta Bunomys
Species Cuscuta pentagona Bunomys fratrorum

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Rurukan-Bergratte

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Fiveangled dodder Rurukan-Bergratte
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).

Rurukan-Bergratte

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fiveangled dodder

No description available.

Rurukan-Bergratte

No description available.

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