flax dodder vs Madagascan fruit bat

Cuscuta epilinum compared with Eidolon dupreanum

Key Differences

• flax dodder is Extinct while Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	flax dodder	Madagascan fruit bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cuscuta	Eidolon
Species	Cuscuta epilinum	Eidolon dupreanum

Conservation Status

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	flax dodder	Madagascan fruit 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).

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.