Bronze Sprite vs Fringed dodder

Arielulus circumdatus compared with Cuscuta suaveolens

Key Differences

• Bronze Sprite is Least Concern while Fringed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bronze Sprite	Fringed dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Arielulus	Cuscuta
Species	Arielulus circumdatus	Cuscuta suaveolens

Conservation Status

Bronze Sprite

LC — Least Concern

Fringed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bronze Sprite	Fringed dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bronze Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Europe (17 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Bronze Sprite

The Bronze Sprite (Arielulus circumdatus) is a species in the genus Arielulus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.