flax dodder vs Miller's Dog-faced Bat

Cuscuta epilinum compared with Cynomops milleri

Key Differences

• flax dodder is Extinct while Miller's Dog-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	flax dodder	Miller's Dog-faced Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Cynomops
Species	Cuscuta epilinum	Cynomops milleri

Conservation Status

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Miller's Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	flax dodder	Miller's Dog-faced 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).

Miller's Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.