Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat vs Greater dodder

Chilonatalus micropus compared with Cuscuta europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat	Greater dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Natalidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Chilonatalus	Cuscuta
Species	Chilonatalus micropus	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat	Greater dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Greater dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).