Alfalfa dodder vs Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

Cuscuta approximata compared with Pteronotus fuscus

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Mormoopidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Pteronotus
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Pteronotus fuscus

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alfalfa dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Tajikistan), Europe (Hungary, Sweden), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Alfalfa dodder

The Alfalfa dodder (Cuscuta approximata) is a species in the genus Cuscuta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

The Allen’s Common Mustached Bat (Pteronotus fuscus) is a species in the genus Pteronotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.