Fiveangled dodder vs Nigerian Free-tailed Bat

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Chaerephon nigeriae

Key Differences

Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Nigerian Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Nigerian Free-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	Molossidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Chaerephon
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Chaerephon nigeriae

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Nigerian Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Nigerian Free-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).