flax dodder vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Cuscuta epilinum compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

• flax dodder is Extinct while Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	flax dodder	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (tumbuhan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Hsunycteris
Species	Cuscuta epilinum	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	flax dodder	Patton’s Nectar 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).

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.