Alfalfa dodder vs Eastern Red Bat

Cuscuta approximata compared with Lasiurus borealis

Key Differences

Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Eastern Red Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Eastern Red Bat
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	Lasiurus
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Lasiurus borealis

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Eastern Red 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).

Eastern Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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.