Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat vs Fringed dodder

Lonchophylla orienticollina compared with Cuscuta suaveolens

Key Differences

• Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat is Data Deficient while Fringed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat	Fringed 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	Lonchophylla	Cuscuta
Species	Lonchophylla orienticollina	Cuscuta suaveolens

Conservation Status

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Fringed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat	Fringed dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Fringed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Europe (17 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).