Australian shovelnose ray vs Fiveangled dodder

Aptychotrema rostrata compared with Cuscuta pentagona

Key Differences

• Australian shovelnose ray is Least Concern while Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian shovelnose ray	Fiveangled dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rhinopristiformes (Rhinopristiformes)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Rhinobatidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Aptychotrema	Cuscuta
Species	Aptychotrema rostrata	Cuscuta pentagona

Conservation Status

Australian shovelnose ray

LC — Least Concern

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian shovelnose ray	Fiveangled dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian shovelnose ray

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).

Australian shovelnose ray

The Australian shovelnose ray (Aptychotrema rostrata) is a species in the genus Aptychotrema. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Aptychotrema rostrata contributes to the biodiversity of its native ecosystems.