Fiveangled dodder vs Zorro Volador de Lord Howe

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Zorro Volador de Lord Howe is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Zorro Volador de Lord Howe
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cuscuta	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Pteropus howensis

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Zorro Volador de Lord Howe

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Zorro Volador de Lord Howe
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).