Greater Long-tongued Bat vs large-seed dodder

Choeroniscus periosus compared with Cuscuta indecora

Key Differences

• Greater Long-tongued Bat is Vulnerable while large-seed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Long-tongued Bat	large-seed dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Choeroniscus	Cuscuta
Species	Choeroniscus periosus	Cuscuta indecora

Conservation Status

Greater Long-tongued Bat

VU — Vulnerable

large-seed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Long-tongued Bat	large-seed dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Long-tongued Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

large-seed dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia