Greater dodder vs Hodgson's Myotis

Cuscuta europaea compared with Myotis formosus

Key Differences

• Greater dodder is Least Concern while Hodgson's Myotis is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater dodder	Hodgson's Myotis
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	Myotis
Species	Cuscuta europaea	Myotis formosus

Conservation Status

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Hodgson's Myotis

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater dodder	Hodgson's Myotis
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).

Hodgson's Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.