Fiveangled dodder vs Pousargues’s Mongoose

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Dologale dybowskii

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Pousargues’s 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	Dologale
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Dologale dybowskii

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Pousargues’s 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).

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.