Zorro Volador Negro vs Fringed dodder

Pteropus alecto compared with Cuscuta suaveolens

Key Differences

• Zorro Volador Negro is Least Concern while Fringed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Zorro Volador Negro	Fringed dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cuscuta
Species	Pteropus alecto	Cuscuta suaveolens

Conservation Status

Zorro Volador Negro

LC — Least Concern

Fringed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Zorro Volador Negro	Fringed dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Zorro Volador Negro

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).

Zorro Volador Negro

The Black flying fox (Pteropus alecto) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.