Alfalfa dodder vs Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

Cuscuta approximata compared with Artibeus gnomus

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Artibeus
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Artibeus gnomus

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Dwarf Fruit-eating 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).

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and 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.