Fiveangled dodder vs Cibeta de Madagascar

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Cibeta de Madagascar is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Cibeta de Madagascar
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Cuscuta	Fossa
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Fossa fossana

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Cibeta de Madagascar

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Cibeta de Madagascar
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).