Alfalfa dodder vs Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Cuscuta approximata compared with Taphozous melanopogon

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Black-bearded Tomb Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Black-bearded Tomb Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Cuscuta	Taphozous
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Taphozous melanopogon

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Black-bearded Tomb 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).

Black-bearded Tomb 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.

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

The Black-bearded Tomb Bat (Taphozous melanopogon) is a species in the genus Taphozous. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.