Fiveangled dodder vs Japanese Short-tailed Bat

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Eptesicus japonensis

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Japanese Short-tailed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Japanese Short-tailed Bat
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	Eptesicus
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Eptesicus japonensis

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Japanese Short-tailed 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).

Japanese Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.