Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat vs flax dodder

Casinycteris campomaanensis compared with Cuscuta epilinum

Key Differences

• Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat is Data Deficient while flax dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Campo-Ma’an Fruit 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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Casinycteris	Cuscuta
Species	Casinycteris campomaanensis	Cuscuta epilinum

Conservation Status

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

DD — Data Deficient

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat	flax dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Campo-Ma’an Fruit 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).

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

The Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat (Casinycteris campomaanensis) is a species in the genus Casinycteris. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.