Greater dodder vs Patrizi's Trident Leaf-nosed Bat

Cuscuta europaea compared with Asellia patrizii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater dodder	Patrizi's Trident Leaf-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Hipposideridae
Genus	Cuscuta	Asellia
Species	Cuscuta europaea	Asellia patrizii

Conservation Status

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Patrizi's Trident Leaf-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater dodder	Patrizi's Trident Leaf-nosed 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).

Patrizi's Trident Leaf-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.