Fiveangled dodder vs Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Anisognathus igniventris

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Thraupidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Anisognathus
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Anisognathus igniventris

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager
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).

Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager

Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus igniventris) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇳🇴 Norway