Fiveangled dodder vs Gray-cowled Wood-Rail

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Aramides cajanea

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Gray-cowled Wood-Rail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Rallidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Aramides
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Aramides cajanea

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray-cowled Wood-Rail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail
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-cowled Wood-Rail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Gray-cowled Wood-Rail

Gray-cowled Wood-Rail (Aramides cajanea) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇳🇴 Norway