Fiveangled dodder vs Malayan porcupine

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Hystrix brachyura

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Malayan porcupine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Malayan porcupine
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Solanales (อันดับมะเขือ)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Hystricidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Hystrix
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Hystrix brachyura

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Malayan porcupine
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).

Malayan porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway