Fiveangled dodder vs Great Flying Fox

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

  • Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Fiveangled dodder Great Flying Fox
Kingdom Plantae (tumbuhan) Animalia (hewan)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (mamalia)
Order Solanales (Solanales) Chiroptera (Kelelawar)
Family Convolvulaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Cuscuta Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Cuscuta pentagona Pteropus neohibernicus

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Fiveangled dodder Great 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).

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fiveangled dodder

No description available.

Great Flying Fox

No description available.

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