Matapalo Broad-nosed Bat vs Yellow Dodder

Platyrrhinus matapalensis compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Matapalo Broad-nosed Bat is Near Threatened while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Matapalo Broad-nosed 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	Phyllostomidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Cuscuta
Species	Platyrrhinus matapalensis	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Matapalo Broad-nosed Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Matapalo Broad-nosed Bat	Yellow Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Matapalo Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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).