Fiveangled dodder vs Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Andigena hypoglauca

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Ramphastidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Andigena
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Andigena hypoglauca

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan
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).

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan (Andigena hypoglauca) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇳🇴 Norway