Bay Cat vs Fiveangled dodder

Catopuma badia compared with Cuscuta pentagona

Key Differences

  • Bay Cat is Endangered while Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bay Cat Fiveangled dodder
Kingdom Animalia (สัตว์) Plantae (พืช)
Phylum Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม) Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ) Solanales (อันดับมะเขือ)
Family Felidae (Cats) Convolvulaceae
Genus Catopuma Cuscuta
Species Catopuma badia Cuscuta pentagona

Conservation Status

Bay Cat

EN — Endangered

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bay Cat Fiveangled dodder
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bay Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).

Bay Cat

The Bay Cat (Catopuma badia) is a species in the genus Catopuma. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fiveangled dodder

No description available.

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