Fiveangled dodder vs Lesser Ghost Bat

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Diclidurus scutatus

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Lesser Ghost Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Lesser Ghost Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Solanales (ナス目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Cuscuta	Diclidurus
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Diclidurus scutatus

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Lesser Ghost Bat
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).

Lesser Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia