Eger’s Long-fingered Bat vs flax dodder

Miniopterus egeri compared with Cuscuta epilinum

Key Differences

• Eger’s Long-fingered Bat is Least Concern while flax dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eger’s Long-fingered 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	Miniopteridae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Miniopterus	Cuscuta
Species	Miniopterus egeri	Cuscuta epilinum

Conservation Status

Eger’s Long-fingered Bat

LC — Least Concern

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eger’s Long-fingered Bat	flax dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eger’s Long-fingered 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).