Kosrae Flying Fox vs Yellow Dodder

Pteropus ualanus compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Kosrae Flying Fox is Endangered while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kosrae Flying Fox	Yellow Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)	Solanales (паслёноцветные)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cuscuta
Species	Pteropus ualanus	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Kosrae Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kosrae Flying Fox	Yellow Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kosrae Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).