Fiveangled dodder vs Anta

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Anta is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Anta
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Perissodactyla (perissodáctilos)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Tapiridae
Genus	Cuscuta	Tapirus
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Tapirus terrestris

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Anta

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Anta
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).

Anta

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