Greater dodder vs Noctule

Cuscuta europaea compared with Nyctalus noctula

Key Differences

• Greater dodder is Least Concern while Noctule is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater dodder	Noctule
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Solanales (茄目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Nyctalus
Species	Cuscuta europaea	Nyctalus noctula

Conservation Status

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Noctule

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater dodder	Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Noctule

Noctule（Nyctalus noctula，大蝙蝠）在IUCN红色名录中被列为易危（VU）。在野外面临高度灭绝风险，种群持续下降，栖息地压力日益增大。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden