Fiveangled dodder vs Hairy Big-eared Bat

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Micronycteris hirsuta

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Hairy Big-eared Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Hairy Big-eared 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	Micronycteris
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Micronycteris hirsuta

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Hairy Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Hairy Big-eared 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).

Hairy Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia