flax dodder vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Cuscuta epilinum compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Key Differences

• flax dodder is Extinct while Peale’s Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	flax dodder	Peale’s Free-tailed 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	Nyctinomops
Species	Cuscuta epilinum	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Conservation Status

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	flax dodder	Peale’s Free-tailed 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).

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.