Alfalfa dodder vs Fringed Long-footed Myotis

Cuscuta approximata compared with Myotis fimbriatus

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Fringed Long-footed Myotis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Fringed Long-footed Myotis
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	Myotis
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Myotis fimbriatus

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Fringed Long-footed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Fringed Long-footed Myotis
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).

Fringed Long-footed Myotis

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.