Fiveangled dodder vs Ardillón mexicano

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Key Differences

Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Ardillón mexicano is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Ardillón mexicano
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cuscuta	Ictidomys
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Ardillón mexicano

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Ardillón mexicano
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).