Bird's Eye vs Fiveangled dodder

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Cuscuta pentagona

Key Differences

  • Bird's Eye is Least Concern while Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bird's Eye Fiveangled dodder
Kingdom same Plantae (植物) Plantae (植物)
Phylum same Magnoliophyta (被子植物門) Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class same Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱) Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order Sapindales (ムクロジ目) Solanales (ナス目)
Family Sapindaceae Convolvulaceae
Genus Alectryon Cuscuta
Species Alectryon subcinereus Cuscuta pentagona

Evolutionary Relationship

Bird's Eye and Fiveangled dodder share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (モクレン綱)

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bird's Eye Fiveangled dodder
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird's Eye

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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).

Bird's Eye

The Bird's Eye (Alectryon subcinereus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Fiveangled dodder

No description available.

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