Fiveangled dodder vs Mülleramazone

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Amazona farinosa

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Mülleramazone is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Mülleramazone
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Vögel)
Order	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)	Psittaciformes (Papageien)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Cuscuta	Amazona
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Amazona farinosa

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Mülleramazone

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Mülleramazone
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).

Mülleramazone

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Mülleramazone

One of the largest amazon parrots, mealy amazons have subtle powder-green plumage with bluish-grey head and a distinctive dusty or powdery sheen to the feathers that gives them their name. Found in lowland tropical forest from southern Mexico through Central America and across most of South America to Bolivia and Brazil. They inhabit humid forest and forest edges, traveling in pairs or small flocks. Listed as Least Concern globally though locally impacted by habitat loss and the pet trade.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇳🇴 Norway