Brown Tube-nosed Bat vs flax dodder

Murina suilla compared with Cuscuta epilinum

Key Differences

• Brown Tube-nosed Bat is Least Concern while flax dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Tube-nosed 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	Vespertilionidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Murina	Cuscuta
Species	Murina suilla	Cuscuta epilinum

Conservation Status

Brown Tube-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Tube-nosed Bat	flax dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Tube-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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 Tube-nosed Bat

The Brown Tube-nosed Bat (Murina suilla) is a species in the genus Murina. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.