Fiveangled dodder vs Mexican Big-eared Bat

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Corynorhinus mexicanus

Key Differences

Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Mexican Big-eared Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Mexican Big-eared Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Corynorhinus
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Corynorhinus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Big-eared Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Mexican Big-eared 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).