cuscuta-do-linho vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Cuscuta epilinum compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Key Differences

cuscuta-do-linho is Extinct while Peale’s Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cuscuta-do-linho	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Nyctinomops
Species	Cuscuta epilinum	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Conservation Status

cuscuta-do-linho

EX — Extinct

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cuscuta-do-linho	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

cuscuta-do-linho

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).