Fiveangled dodder vs Japanese Pipistrelle

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Pipistrellus abramus

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Japanese Pipistrelle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Japanese Pipistrelle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Pipistrellus
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Pipistrellus abramus

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Pipistrelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Japanese Pipistrelle
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).

Japanese Pipistrelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Japan and Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇯🇵 Japan