flax dodder vs Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

Cuscuta epilinum compared with Vampyressa melissa

Key Differences

• flax dodder is Extinct while Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	flax dodder	Melissa's Yellow-eared 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	Vampyressa
Species	Cuscuta epilinum	Vampyressa melissa

Conservation Status

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	flax dodder	Melissa's Yellow-eared 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).

Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.