Fiveangled dodder vs New Caledonian Flying Fox

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Pteropus vetula

Key Differences

Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Solanales (อันดับมะเขือ)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cuscuta	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Pteropus vetula

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	New Caledonian Flying Fox
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).