Fringed dodder vs Madagascan fruit bat

Cuscuta suaveolens compared with Eidolon dupreanum

Key Differences

• Fringed dodder is Not Evaluated while Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed dodder	Madagascan fruit bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cuscuta	Eidolon
Species	Cuscuta suaveolens	Eidolon dupreanum

Conservation Status

Fringed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed dodder	Madagascan fruit 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).

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.