Fiveangled dodder vs Lesser Capybara

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Hydrochoerus isthmius

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Lesser Capybara is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Lesser Capybara
Kingdom	Plantae (bitki)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (kemiriciler)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Caviidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Hydrochoerus
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Hydrochoerus isthmius

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Capybara

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Lesser Capybara
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).

Lesser Capybara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia