Fiveangled dodder vs Moluccan Masked Flying Fox

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Pteropus personatus

Key Differences

Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Moluccan Masked Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Moluccan Masked Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cuscuta	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Pteropus personatus

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Moluccan Masked Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Moluccan Masked Flying Fox
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).