Fiveangled dodder vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Key Differences

Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Mexican Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (tumbuhan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cuscuta	Ictidomys
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Mexican Ground Squirrel
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).