Japanese Noctule vs Yellow Dodder

Nyctalus furvus compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

  • Japanese Noctule is Endangered while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Japanese Noctule Yellow Dodder
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Solanales (Solanales)
Family Vespertilionidae Convolvulaceae
Genus Nyctalus Cuscuta
Species Nyctalus furvus Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Japanese Noctule

EN — Endangered

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Japanese Noctule Yellow Dodder
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

Japanese Noctule

No description available.

Yellow Dodder

No description available.

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