Greater dodder vs LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Cuscuta europaea compared with Thyroptera lavali

Key Differences

• Greater dodder is Least Concern while LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater dodder	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Thyropteridae
Genus	Cuscuta	Thyroptera
Species	Cuscuta europaea	Thyroptera lavali

Conservation Status

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater dodder	LaVal's Disk-winged 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).

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.