Fiveangled dodder vs Pichiciego Mayor

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Calyptophractus retusus

Key Differences

Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Pichiciego Mayor is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Pichiciego Mayor
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Cingulata (Cingulata)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Dasypodidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Calyptophractus
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Calyptophractus retusus

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Pichiciego Mayor

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Pichiciego Mayor
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).