Fiveangled dodder vs Ornate Flying Fox

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Ornate Flying Fox
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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cuscuta	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Ornate 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).

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.