Fenton's Mastiff Bat vs Giant dodder

Molossus fentoni compared with Cuscuta reflexa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fenton's Mastiff Bat	Giant dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Molossidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Molossus	Cuscuta
Species	Molossus fentoni	Cuscuta reflexa

Conservation Status

Fenton's Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fenton's Mastiff Bat	Giant dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fenton's Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Giant dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Bhutan, Mauritius, and United States.