Fiveangled dodder vs Ballena franca

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Eubalaena glacialis

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Ballena franca is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Ballena franca
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Balaenidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Eubalaena
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Eubalaena glacialis

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Ballena franca

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Ballena franca
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).

Ballena franca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway