De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat vs flax dodder

Thyroptera devivoi compared with Cuscuta epilinum

Key Differences

• De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while flax dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	De Vivo's Disk-winged 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	Thyropteridae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Cuscuta
Species	Thyroptera devivoi	Cuscuta epilinum

Conservation Status

De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat	flax dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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).