Fiveangled dodder vs Pichiciego

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Chlamyphorus truncatus

Key Differences

Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Pichiciego is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Pichiciego
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Cingulata (Cingulata)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Dasypodidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Chlamyphorus
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Chlamyphorus truncatus

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Pichiciego

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Pichiciego
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).