Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat vs Yellow Dodder

Coleura kibomalandy compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat is Data Deficient while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat	Yellow Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Coleura	Cuscuta
Species	Coleura kibomalandy	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat	Yellow Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat

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).