Fiveangled dodder vs Rata-cambalachera mexicana

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Neotoma mexicana

Key Differences

Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Rata-cambalachera mexicana is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Rata-cambalachera mexicana
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	Neotoma
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Neotoma mexicana

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Rata-cambalachera mexicana

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Rata-cambalachera mexicana
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).