Giant dodder vs Mexican Funnel-eared Bat

Cuscuta reflexa compared with Natalus mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant dodder	Mexican Funnel-eared Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Natalidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Natalus
Species	Cuscuta reflexa	Natalus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Funnel-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant dodder	Mexican Funnel-eared Bat
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.

Mexican Funnel-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.