Chestnut Sac-winged Bat vs flax dodder

Cormura brevirostris compared with Cuscuta epilinum

Key Differences

• Chestnut Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while flax dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	flax dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Solanales (ナス目)
Family	Emballonuridae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Cormura	Cuscuta
Species	Cormura brevirostris	Cuscuta epilinum

Conservation Status

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	flax dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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).

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

The Chestnut Sac-winged Bat (Cormura brevirostris) is a species in the genus Cormura. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.