Fiveangled dodder vs Gato-do-mato

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Leopardus tigrinus

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Gato-do-mato is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Gato-do-mato
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Cuscuta	Leopardus
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Leopardus tigrinus

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Gato-do-mato

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Gato-do-mato
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).

Gato-do-mato

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia