Fiveangled dodder vs Gilbert's dunnart

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Sminthopsis gilberti

Key Differences

  • Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Gilbert's dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Fiveangled dodder Gilbert's dunnart
Kingdom Plantae (bitki) Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (memeliler)
Order Solanales (Solanales) Dasyuromorphia (Yırtıcı keseliler)
Family Convolvulaceae Dasyuridae
Genus Cuscuta Sminthopsis
Species Cuscuta pentagona Sminthopsis gilberti

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Gilbert's dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Fiveangled dodder Gilbert's dunnart
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).

Gilbert's dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fiveangled dodder

No description available.

Gilbert's dunnart

No description available.

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