flax dodder vs Gray Short-tailed Bat

Cuscuta epilinum compared with Carollia subrufa

Key Differences

• flax dodder is Extinct while Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	flax dodder	Gray Short-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	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Carollia
Species	Cuscuta epilinum	Carollia subrufa

Conservation Status

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	flax dodder	Gray Short-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).

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.