Fiveangled dodder vs Himalayan Marmot

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Marmota himalayana

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Himalayan Marmot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Himalayan Marmot
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Solanales (ナス目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cuscuta	Marmota
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Marmota himalayana

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Himalayan Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Himalayan Marmot
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).

Himalayan Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.