Fiveangled dodder vs Ni Jiashu

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Rattus pyctoris

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Ni Jiashu is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Ni Jiashu
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Solanales (茄目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cuscuta	Rattus
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Rattus pyctoris

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Ni Jiashu

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Ni Jiashu
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).

Ni Jiashu

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.