Fiveangled dodder vs Tlalcoyote

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Taxidea taxus

Key Differences

Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Tlalcoyote is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Tlalcoyote
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	Taxidea
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Tlalcoyote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Tlalcoyote
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).