Egyptian rousette vs Greater dodder

Rousettus aegyptiacus compared with Cuscuta europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Egyptian rousette	Greater dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Rousettus	Cuscuta
Species	Rousettus aegyptiacus	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Egyptian rousette

LC — Least Concern

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Egyptian rousette	Greater dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Egyptian rousette

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Spain.

Greater dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).