Fiveangled dodder vs Guemal

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Hippocamelus bisulcus

Key Differences

Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Guemal is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Guemal

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Guemal
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).