Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs Yellow Dodder

Molossops temminckii compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Dwarf Dog-faced Bat is Least Concern while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Yellow Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)	Solanales (паслёноцветные)
Family	Molossidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Molossops	Cuscuta
Species	Molossops temminckii	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Yellow Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).