Dwarf Free-tailed Bat vs Fiveangled dodder

Mops nanulus compared with Cuscuta pentagona

Key Differences

• Dwarf Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Free-tailed Bat	Fiveangled dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)
Family	Molossidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Mops	Cuscuta
Species	Mops nanulus	Cuscuta pentagona

Conservation Status

Dwarf Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Free-tailed Bat	Fiveangled dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fiveangled dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (Norway, Poland, Romania), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).