Fiveangled dodder vs Danta Cordillerana

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Tapirus pinchaque

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Danta Cordillerana is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Danta Cordillerana
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Tapiridae
Genus	Cuscuta	Tapirus
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Tapirus pinchaque

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Danta Cordillerana

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Danta Cordillerana
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).

Danta Cordillerana

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia