Fringed dodder vs Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

Cuscuta suaveolens compared with Artibeus hirsutus

Key Differences

• Fringed dodder is Not Evaluated while Hairy Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed dodder	Hairy Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Artibeus
Species	Cuscuta suaveolens	Artibeus hirsutus

Conservation Status

Fringed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed dodder	Hairy Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.