Big Naked-backed Bat vs flax dodder

Pteronotus gymnonotus compared with Cuscuta epilinum

Key Differences

• Big Naked-backed Bat is Least Concern while flax dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Naked-backed Bat	flax dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Cuscuta
Species	Pteronotus gymnonotus	Cuscuta epilinum

Conservation Status

Big Naked-backed Bat

LC — Least Concern

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Naked-backed Bat	flax dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Naked-backed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

flax dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (5 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Big Naked-backed Bat

The Big Naked-backed Bat (Pteronotus gymnonotus) is a species in the genus Pteronotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.