Fiveangled dodder vs Gorilla Oriental

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Gorilla beringei

Key Differences

Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Gorilla Oriental is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Gorilla Oriental
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Cuscuta	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Gorilla beringei

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Gorilla Oriental

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Gorilla Oriental
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).