Fiveangled dodder vs Indian Giant Squirrel

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Ratufa indica

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Indian Giant Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Indian Giant Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cuscuta	Ratufa
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Ratufa indica

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Indian Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Indian Giant Squirrel
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).

Indian Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.