mergulhão-serpente vs Fiveangled dodder

Anhinga rufa compared with Cuscuta pentagona

Key Differences

• mergulhão-serpente is Least Concern while Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mergulhão-serpente	Fiveangled dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (ave)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Suliformes (Suliformes)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Anhingidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Anhinga	Cuscuta
Species	Anhinga rufa	Cuscuta pentagona

Conservation Status

mergulhão-serpente

LC — Least Concern

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mergulhão-serpente	Fiveangled dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mergulhão-serpente

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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).

mergulhão-serpente

The African Darter (Anhinga rufa) is a species in the genus Anhinga. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway