Fiveangled dodder vs Petersducker

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Cephalophus callipygus

Key Differences

Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Petersducker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Petersducker
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)	Artiodactyla (Paarhufer)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Cuscuta	Cephalophus
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Cephalophus callipygus

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Petersducker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Petersducker
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).