Harmless Serotine vs Yellow Dodder

Eptesicus innoxius compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Harmless Serotine	Yellow Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (yarasa)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Eptesicus	Cuscuta
Species	Eptesicus innoxius	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Harmless Serotine	Yellow Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Harmless Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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).