Greater dodder vs Long-legged Myotis

Cuscuta europaea compared with Myotis volans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Greater dodder Long-legged 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 volans

Conservation Status

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Long-legged Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Greater dodder Long-legged 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).

Long-legged Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater dodder

No description available.

Long-legged Myotis

No description available.

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