Giant dodder vs Madagascan flying fox

Cuscuta reflexa compared with Pteropus rufus

Key Differences

• Giant dodder is Least Concern while Madagascan flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant dodder	Madagascan 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 reflexa	Pteropus rufus

Conservation Status

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Madagascan flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant dodder	Madagascan flying fox
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.

Madagascan flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.