Fringed dodder vs Moluccan Masked Flying Fox

Cuscuta suaveolens compared with Pteropus personatus

Key Differences

• Fringed dodder is Not Evaluated while Moluccan Masked Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed dodder	Moluccan Masked Flying Fox
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	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cuscuta suaveolens	Pteropus personatus

Conservation Status

Fringed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Moluccan Masked Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed dodder	Moluccan Masked Flying Fox
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).

Moluccan Masked Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.