Fiveangled dodder vs Madagascan fruit bat

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Eidolon dupreanum

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Madagascan fruit bat
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	Eidolon
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Eidolon dupreanum

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Madagascan fruit 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).

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.