flax dodder vs Lesser Hairy-winged Bat

Cuscuta epilinum compared with Harpiocephalus harpia

Key Differences

• flax dodder is Extinct while Lesser Hairy-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	flax dodder	Lesser Hairy-winged 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	Harpiocephalus
Species	Cuscuta epilinum	Harpiocephalus harpia

Conservation Status

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Lesser Hairy-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	flax dodder	Lesser Hairy-winged 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).

Lesser Hairy-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan