Blanford's Bat vs Giant dodder

Hesperoptenus blanfordi compared with Cuscuta reflexa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blanford's Bat	Giant dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Cuscuta
Species	Hesperoptenus blanfordi	Cuscuta reflexa

Conservation Status

Blanford's Bat

LC — Least Concern

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blanford's Bat	Giant dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blanford's Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Giant dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Bhutan, Mauritius, and United States.

Blanford's Bat

The Blanford's Bat (Hesperoptenus blanfordi) is a species in the genus Hesperoptenus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.