Fringed dodder vs New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

Cuscuta suaveolens compared with Notopteris neocaledonicus

Key Differences

• Fringed dodder is Not Evaluated while New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed dodder	New Caledonia Long-tailed 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	Notopteris
Species	Cuscuta suaveolens	Notopteris neocaledonicus

Conservation Status

Fringed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed dodder	New Caledonia Long-tailed 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).

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.