Alfalfa dodder vs De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat

Cuscuta approximata compared with Thyroptera devivoi

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Thyropteridae
Genus	Cuscuta	Thyroptera
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Thyroptera devivoi

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	De Vivo's Disk-winged 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).

De Vivo's Disk-winged 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.