Fiveangled dodder vs Cangurito Piedecerdo

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Chaeropus ecaudatus

Key Differences

Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Cangurito Piedecerdo is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Cangurito Piedecerdo
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Chaeropodidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Chaeropus
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Chaeropus ecaudatus

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Cangurito Piedecerdo

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Cangurito Piedecerdo
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).