Fiveangled dodder vs Gato de Agua

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Lontra longicaudis

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Gato de Agua is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Gato de Agua
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Cuscuta	Lontra
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Lontra longicaudis

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Gato de Agua

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Gato de Agua
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).

Gato de Agua

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia