flax dodder vs Japanese Short-tailed Bat

Cuscuta epilinum compared with Eptesicus japonensis

Key Differences

  • flax dodder is Extinct while Japanese Short-tailed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank flax dodder Japanese 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 Vespertilionidae
Genus Cuscuta Eptesicus
Species Cuscuta epilinum Eptesicus japonensis

Conservation Status

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Japanese Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute flax dodder Japanese 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).

Japanese Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

flax dodder

No description available.

Japanese Short-tailed Bat

No description available.

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