Alfalfa dodder vs Isabelle's Serotine

Cuscuta approximata compared with Eptesicus isabellinus

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Isabelle's Serotine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Isabelle's Serotine
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	Eptesicus
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Eptesicus isabellinus

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Isabelle's Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Isabelle's Serotine
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).

Isabelle's Serotine

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.