Alfalfa dodder vs Fijian Free-tailed Bat

Cuscuta approximata compared with Chaerephon bregullae

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Fijian Free-tailed Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Fijian Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Chaerephon
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Chaerephon bregullae

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Fijian Free-tailed Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Fijian Free-tailed 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).

Fijian Free-tailed 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.