Fiveangled dodder vs Long-tailed dunnart

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Sminthopsis longicaudata

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Long-tailed dunnart
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)	Dasyuromorphia (袋鼬目)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Cuscuta	Sminthopsis
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Sminthopsis longicaudata

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Long-tailed 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).

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.