Fiveangled dodder vs Foca de Casco

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Cystophora cristata

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Foca de Casco is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Foca de Casco
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Cuscuta	Cystophora
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Cystophora cristata

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Foca de Casco

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Foca de Casco
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).

Foca de Casco

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway