Giant dodder vs Miller's Dog-faced Bat

Cuscuta reflexa compared with Cynomops milleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Giant dodder Miller's Dog-faced Bat
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Solanales (Solanales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Convolvulaceae Molossidae
Genus Cuscuta Cynomops
Species Cuscuta reflexa Cynomops milleri

Conservation Status

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Miller's Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Giant dodder Miller's Dog-faced 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.

Miller's Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Giant dodder

No description available.

Miller's Dog-faced Bat

No description available.

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