Giant dodder vs Zorro Volador Filipino

Cuscuta reflexa compared with Acerodon jubatus

Key Differences

• Giant dodder is Least Concern while Zorro Volador Filipino is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant dodder	Zorro Volador Filipino
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cuscuta	Acerodon
Species	Cuscuta reflexa	Acerodon jubatus

Conservation Status

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Zorro Volador Filipino

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant dodder	Zorro Volador Filipino
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Bhutan, Mauritius, and United States.

Zorro Volador Filipino

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.