Alfalfa dodder vs Handley's Red Bat

Cuscuta approximata compared with Lasiurus atratus

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Handley's Red Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Handley's 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 atratus

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Handley's Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Handley's 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).

Handley's Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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.