Fiveangled dodder vs Mérida Rhipidomys

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Rhipidomys venustus

Key Differences

Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Mérida Rhipidomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Mérida Rhipidomys
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	Rhipidomys
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Rhipidomys venustus

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Mérida Rhipidomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Mérida Rhipidomys
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).