Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat vs Yellow Dodder

Balantiopteryx infusca compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat is Endangered while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Yellow Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Balantiopteryx	Cuscuta
Species	Balantiopteryx infusca	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Yellow Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).