Giant dodder vs Kelaart's Pipistrelle

Cuscuta reflexa compared with Pipistrellus ceylonicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant dodder	Kelaart's 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 ceylonicus

Conservation Status

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Kelaart's Pipistrelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant dodder	Kelaart's 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.

Kelaart's Pipistrelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.