Greater dodder vs Harlequin Bat

Cuscuta europaea compared with Scotomanes ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater dodder	Harlequin Bat
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	Scotomanes
Species	Cuscuta europaea	Scotomanes ornatus

Conservation Status

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Harlequin Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater dodder	Harlequin Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

Harlequin Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.