flax dodder vs Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

Cuscuta epilinum compared with Chaerephon gallagheri

Key Differences

flax dodder is Extinct while Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	flax dodder	Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Chaerephon
Species	Cuscuta epilinum	Chaerephon gallagheri

Conservation Status

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	flax dodder	Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).