Fiveangled dodder vs metorito de Jalapa

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Microtus quasiater

Key Differences

Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while metorito de Jalapa is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	metorito de Jalapa
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Microtus
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Microtus quasiater

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

metorito de Jalapa

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	metorito de Jalapa
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).