Delicate Tube-nosed Bat vs flax dodder

Murina gracilis compared with Cuscuta epilinum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate 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 gracilis	Cuscuta epilinum

Conservation Status

Delicate Tube-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Delicate Tube-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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).