Fiveangled dodder vs Hare's-tail

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Lagurus ovatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Hare's-tail
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Solanales (가지목)	Rodentia (설치류)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Lagurus
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Lagurus ovatus

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Hare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Hare's-tail
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).

Hare's-tail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇦 Canada 🇮🇳 India 🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇴 Norway 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇺🇸 United States