Fiveangled dodder vs Scaled Fruiteater

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Scaled Fruiteater
Kingdom	Plantae (bitki)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (kuş)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Passeriformes (Ötücü kuşlar)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Cotingidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Ampelioides
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Ampelioides tschudii

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Scaled Fruiteater
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).

Scaled Fruiteater

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Scaled Fruiteater

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