Fiveangled dodder vs Yellow-browed Sparrow

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Ammodramus aurifrons

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Yellow-browed Sparrow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Yellow-browed Sparrow
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Passerellidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Ammodramus
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Ammodramus aurifrons

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Yellow-browed Sparrow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Yellow-browed Sparrow
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).

Yellow-browed Sparrow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Yellow-browed Sparrow

Yellow-browed Sparrow (Ammodramus aurifrons) 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