Brown Mastiff Bat vs flax dodder

Promops nasutus compared with Cuscuta epilinum

Key Differences

• Brown Mastiff Bat is Least Concern while flax dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Mastiff 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	Molossidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Promops	Cuscuta
Species	Promops nasutus	Cuscuta epilinum

Conservation Status

Brown Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Mastiff Bat	flax dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Mastiff 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).

Brown Mastiff Bat

The Brown Mastiff Bat (Promops nasutus) is a species in the genus Promops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.