Cabasú Chaqueño vs Fiveangled dodder

Cabassous chacoensis compared with Cuscuta pentagona

Key Differences

• Cabasú Chaqueño is Near Threatened while Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cabasú Chaqueño	Fiveangled dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cingulata (Cingulata)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Dasypodidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Cabassous	Cuscuta
Species	Cabassous chacoensis	Cuscuta pentagona

Conservation Status

Cabasú Chaqueño

NT — Near Threatened

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cabasú Chaqueño	Fiveangled dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cabasú Chaqueño

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).

Cabasú Chaqueño

The Chacoan Naked-Tailed Armadillo (Cabassous chacoensis) is a species in the genus Cabassous. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.