Fiveangled dodder vs Indian Gray Mongoose

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Herpestes edwardsi

Key Differences

Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Indian Gray Mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Indian Gray Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Herpestes
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Herpestes edwardsi

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Indian Gray Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Indian Gray Mongoose
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).