flax dodder vs Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

Cuscuta epilinum compared with Alionycteris paucidentata

Key Differences

• flax dodder is Extinct while Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	flax dodder	Mindanao Pygmy 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	Alionycteris
Species	Cuscuta epilinum	Alionycteris paucidentata

Conservation Status

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	flax dodder	Mindanao Pygmy 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).

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.