Bogotan Yellow-shouldered Bat vs flax dodder

Sturnira bogotensis compared with Cuscuta epilinum

Key Differences

  • Bogotan Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while flax dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bogotan Yellow-shouldered 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 Phyllostomidae Convolvulaceae
Genus Sturnira Cuscuta
Species Sturnira bogotensis Cuscuta epilinum

Conservation Status

Bogotan Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bogotan Yellow-shouldered Bat flax dodder
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bogotan Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, 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).

Bogotan Yellow-shouldered Bat

The Bogotan Yellow-shouldered Bat (Sturnira bogotensis) is a species in the genus Sturnira. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

flax dodder

No description available.

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