Flower-faced Bat vs Greater dodder

Anthops ornatus compared with Cuscuta europaea

Key Differences

• Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable while Greater dodder is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flower-faced Bat	Greater dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Solanales (茄目)
Family	Hipposideridae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Anthops	Cuscuta
Species	Anthops ornatus	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flower-faced Bat	Greater dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).