Murciélago-mula de Allen vs Fringed dodder

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Cuscuta suaveolens

Key Differences

• Murciélago-mula de Allen is Least Concern while Fringed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Murciélago-mula de Allen	Fringed dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Idionycteris	Cuscuta
Species	Idionycteris phyllotis	Cuscuta suaveolens

Conservation Status

Murciélago-mula de Allen

LC — Least Concern

Fringed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Murciélago-mula de Allen	Fringed dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Murciélago-mula de Allen

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Europe (17 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Murciélago-mula de Allen

The Allen's Big-eared Bat (Idionycteris phyllotis) is a species in the genus Idionycteris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.