Fiveangled dodder vs White-cheeked Pintail

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Anas bahamensis

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while White-cheeked Pintail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	White-cheeked Pintail
Kingdom	Plantae (bitki)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (kuş)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Anseriformes (Kazsılar)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Anatidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Anas
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Anas bahamensis

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

White-cheeked Pintail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	White-cheeked Pintail
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).

White-cheeked Pintail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

White-cheeked Pintail

White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis) 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 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland