Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat vs Fringed dodder

Rhinolophus sinicus compared with Cuscuta suaveolens

Key Differences

• Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat is Least Concern while Fringed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat	Fringed dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Cuscuta
Species	Rhinolophus sinicus	Cuscuta suaveolens

Conservation Status

Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fringed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat	Fringed dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat

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).

Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat

The Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus sinicus) is a species in the genus Rhinolophus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.