Fiveangled dodder vs North American Hoary Bat

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Aeorestes cinereus

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while North American Hoary Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	North American Hoary 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	Aeorestes
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Aeorestes cinereus

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

North American Hoary Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	North American Hoary 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).

North American Hoary Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across United States and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States