flax dodder vs Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

Cuscuta epilinum compared with Mormoops megalophylla

Key Differences

• flax dodder is Extinct while Peters's Ghost-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	flax dodder	Peters's Ghost-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	Mormoopidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Mormoops
Species	Cuscuta epilinum	Mormoops megalophylla

Conservation Status

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	flax dodder	Peters's Ghost-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).

Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.