Large False Serotine vs Veatch's dodder

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Cuscuta veatchii

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Veatch's dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Veatch's 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	Hesperoptenus	Cuscuta
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Cuscuta veatchii

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Veatch's dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Veatch's dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Veatch's dodder

Habitat

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