Fiveangled dodder vs Lofty Pericote

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Auliscomys sublimis

Key Differences

Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Lofty Pericote is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Lofty Pericote
Kingdom	Plantae (पादप)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (कृंतक)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Auliscomys
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Auliscomys sublimis

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Lofty Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Lofty Pericote
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).