Banks Flying Fox vs Yellow Dodder

Pteropus fundatus compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

  • Banks Flying Fox is Endangered while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Banks Flying Fox Yellow Dodder
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Solanales (Solanales)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Convolvulaceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Cuscuta
Species Pteropus fundatus Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Banks Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Banks Flying Fox Yellow Dodder
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banks Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

Banks Flying Fox

The Banks Flying Fox (Pteropus fundatus) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Dodder

No description available.

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