Fiveangled dodder vs Greater Mascarene flying fox

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Pteropus niger

Key Differences

Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Greater Mascarene flying fox is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Greater Mascarene flying fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cuscuta	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Pteropus niger

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Mascarene flying fox

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Greater Mascarene flying fox
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).