Coppery Sprite vs Fiveangled dodder

Arielulus cuprosus compared with Cuscuta pentagona

Key Differences

• Coppery Sprite is Vulnerable while Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coppery Sprite	Fiveangled dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)	Solanales (อันดับมะเขือ)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Arielulus	Cuscuta
Species	Arielulus cuprosus	Cuscuta pentagona

Conservation Status

Coppery Sprite

VU — Vulnerable

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coppery Sprite	Fiveangled dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coppery Sprite

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).