Giant dodder vs Indian Pipistrelle

Cuscuta reflexa compared with Pipistrellus coromandra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant dodder	Indian Pipistrelle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Pipistrellus
Species	Cuscuta reflexa	Pipistrellus coromandra

Conservation Status

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Indian Pipistrelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant dodder	Indian Pipistrelle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Bhutan, Mauritius, and United States.

Indian Pipistrelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.