Fiveangled dodder vs Flower-faced Bat

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Anthops ornatus

Key Differences

Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Flower-faced Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Hipposideridae
Genus	Cuscuta	Anthops
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Anthops ornatus

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Flower-faced Bat
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).