Fiveangled dodder vs Potto

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (पादप)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Primates (नरवानर गण)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Perodicticus
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Potto
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).