Veado-mateiro vs Fiveangled dodder

Mazama temama compared with Cuscuta pentagona

Key Differences

Veado-mateiro is Data Deficient while Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Veado-mateiro	Fiveangled dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Mazama	Cuscuta
Species	Mazama temama	Cuscuta pentagona

Conservation Status

Veado-mateiro

DD — Data Deficient

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Veado-mateiro	Fiveangled dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Veado-mateiro

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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).

Veado-mateiro

The Central American Red Brocket (Mazama temama) is a species in the genus Mazama. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Found in Colombia.