Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs small-seed alfalfa dodder

Artibeus gnomus compared with Cuscuta planiflora

Key Differences

• Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while small-seed alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	small-seed alfalfa dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Cuscuta
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Cuscuta planiflora

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

small-seed alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	small-seed alfalfa dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

small-seed alfalfa dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Asia (India) and Europe (8 countries).