Fiveangled dodder vs Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Sturnira magna

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Sturnira
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Sturnira magna

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Greater Yellow-shouldered 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).

Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia