False Serotine Bat vs flax dodder

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Cuscuta epilinum

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while flax dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	flax dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Solanales (茄目)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Cuscuta
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Cuscuta epilinum

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	flax dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).