Large False Serotine vs large-seed dodder

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Cuscuta indecora

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while large-seed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	large-seed 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	Hesperoptenus	Cuscuta
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Cuscuta indecora

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

large-seed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	large-seed dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

large-seed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia.