Alfalfa dodder vs Diminutive Serotine

Cuscuta approximata compared with Eptesicus diminutus

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Diminutive Serotine is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Diminutive Serotine
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	Eptesicus
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Eptesicus diminutus

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Diminutive Serotine

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Diminutive Serotine
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).

Diminutive Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.