Dwarf Free-tailed Bat vs Giant dodder

Mops nanulus compared with Cuscuta reflexa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Free-tailed 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	Mops	Cuscuta
Species	Mops nanulus	Cuscuta reflexa

Conservation Status

Dwarf Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Free-tailed Bat	Giant dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Giant dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Bhutan, Mauritius, and United States.