Fiveangled dodder vs Highland Yellow-shouldered Bat

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Sturnira ludovici

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Highland Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Highland Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Sturnira
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Sturnira ludovici

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Highland Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Highland Yellow-shouldered 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).

Highland Yellow-shouldered 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