Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Warner's Dodder

Artibeus gnomus compared with Cuscuta warneri

Key Differences

• Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Warner's Dodder is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Warner's 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 warneri

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Warner's Dodder

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Warner's 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.

Warner's Dodder

Habitat

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