Alfalfa dodder vs Asian Barbastelle

Cuscuta approximata compared with Barbastella darjelingensis

Key Differences

Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Asian Barbastelle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Asian Barbastelle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Barbastella
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Barbastella darjelingensis

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Asian Barbastelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Asian Barbastelle
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).

Asian Barbastelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Asian barbastelle (Barbastella darjelingensis) is a species in the genus Barbastella. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.