Alfalfa dodder vs False Serotine Bat

Cuscuta approximata compared with Hesperoptenus doriae

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	False Serotine 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	Hesperoptenus
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Hesperoptenus doriae

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	False Serotine 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).

False Serotine 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.