Fiveangled dodder vs Aguara Guazu

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Chrysocyon brachyurus

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Aguara Guazu is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Aguara Guazu
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Cuscuta	Chrysocyon
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Chrysocyon brachyurus

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Aguara Guazu

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Aguara Guazu
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).

Aguara Guazu

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.