Fiveangled dodder vs Jutía rata

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Mesocapromys auritus

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Jutía rata is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Jutía rata
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Capromyidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Mesocapromys
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Mesocapromys auritus

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Jutía rata

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Jutía rata
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).

Jutía rata

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.