Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat vs Greater dodder

Hipposideros ater compared with Cuscuta europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Leaf-nosed 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	Hipposideridae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Hipposideros	Cuscuta
Species	Hipposideros ater	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat	Greater dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).