Alfalfa dodder vs Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Cuscuta approximata compared with Chaerephon ansorgei

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Ansorge's free-tailed bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Ansorge's free-tailed bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Chaerephon
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Chaerephon ansorgei

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Ansorge's free-tailed 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).

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

The Ansorge's free-tailed bat (Chaerephon ansorgei) is a species in the genus Chaerephon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.