Nesselseide vs Lesser Ghost Bat

Cuscuta europaea compared with Diclidurus scutatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Nesselseide	Lesser Ghost Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Cuscuta	Diclidurus
Species	Cuscuta europaea	Diclidurus scutatus

Conservation Status

Nesselseide

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Nesselseide	Lesser Ghost Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Nesselseide

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

Lesser Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.