Diminutive Serotine vs Greater dodder

Eptesicus diminutus compared with Cuscuta europaea

Key Differences

• Diminutive Serotine is Data Deficient while Greater dodder is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diminutive Serotine	Greater 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	Eptesicus	Cuscuta
Species	Eptesicus diminutus	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Diminutive Serotine

DD — Data Deficient

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Diminutive Serotine	Greater dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Diminutive Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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).