Fiveangled dodder vs Delfín de Heaviside

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Cephalorhynchus heavisidii

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Delfín de Heaviside is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Delfín de Heaviside
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Cuscuta	Cephalorhynchus
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Cephalorhynchus heavisidii

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Delfín de Heaviside

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Delfín de Heaviside
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).

Delfín de Heaviside

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.