Alfalfa dodder vs Long-toed Myotis

Cuscuta approximata compared with Myotis secundus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Long-toed 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 secundus

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-toed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Long-toed 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).

Long-toed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.