Greater dodder vs Miller's Dog-faced Bat

Cuscuta europaea compared with Cynomops milleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Greater 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 europaea Cynomops milleri

Conservation Status

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Miller's Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Greater dodder Miller's Dog-faced 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).

Miller's Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Greater dodder

No description available.

Miller's Dog-faced Bat

No description available.

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