Alfalfa dodder vs Little White-shouldered Bat

Cuscuta approximata compared with Ametrida centurio

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Little White-shouldered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Little White-shouldered Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Ametrida
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Ametrida centurio

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Little White-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Little White-shouldered 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).

Little White-shouldered 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.