Fiveangled dodder vs Чешуйчатый плодоед

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Чешуйчатый плодоед is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Чешуйчатый плодоед
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (птицы)
Order	Solanales (паслёноцветные)	Passeriformes (воробьинообразные)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Cotingidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Ampelioides
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Ampelioides tschudii

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Чешуйчатый плодоед

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Чешуйчатый плодоед
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).

Чешуйчатый плодоед

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Чешуйчатый плодоед

Scaled Fruiteater (Ampelioides tschudii) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇳🇴 Norway