Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs Giant dodder

Molossops temminckii compared with Cuscuta reflexa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Giant dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Molossidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Molossops	Cuscuta
Species	Molossops temminckii	Cuscuta reflexa

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Giant dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Giant dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Bhutan, Mauritius, and United States.