Fiveangled dodder vs Gobi Big Brown Bat

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Eptesicus gobiensis

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Gobi Big Brown Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Gobi Big Brown Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Eptesicus
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Eptesicus gobiensis

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Gobi Big Brown Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Gobi Big Brown 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).

Gobi Big Brown Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.