flax dodder vs Malayan Free-tailed Bat

Cuscuta epilinum compared with Mops mops

Key Differences

• flax dodder is Extinct while Malayan Free-tailed Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	flax dodder	Malayan Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Mops
Species	Cuscuta epilinum	Mops mops

Conservation Status

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Malayan Free-tailed Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	flax dodder	Malayan 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).

Malayan Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.