flax dodder vs Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Cuscuta epilinum compared with Thyroptera discifera

Key Differences

flax dodder is Extinct while Peters's Disk-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	flax dodder	Peters's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Thyropteridae
Genus	Cuscuta	Thyroptera
Species	Cuscuta epilinum	Thyroptera discifera

Conservation Status

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	flax dodder	Peters's Disk-winged 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).