Eastern Mole vs Fiveangled dodder

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Cuscuta pentagona

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Fiveangled dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)	Solanales (ナス目)
Family	Talpidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Cuscuta
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Cuscuta pentagona

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Fiveangled dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).