Fiveangled dodder vs Javan Mongoose

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Herpestes javanicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Javan 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 javanicus

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Javan 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).

Javan Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Mauritius), Asia (Japan), Europe (4 countries), North America (11 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia), and South America (Colombia, Guyana).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇯🇵 Japan 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States