Meloncillo vs Fiveangled dodder

Herpestes ichneumon compared with Cuscuta pentagona

Key Differences

• Meloncillo is Least Concern while Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meloncillo	Fiveangled dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Herpestidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Cuscuta
Species	Herpestes ichneumon	Cuscuta pentagona

Conservation Status

Meloncillo

LC — Least Concern

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meloncillo	Fiveangled dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meloncillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Spain.

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).