Alfalfa dodder vs Loyalty Long-fingered Bat

Cuscuta approximata compared with Miniopterus robustior

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Loyalty Long-fingered Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Loyalty Long-fingered Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Miniopteridae
Genus	Cuscuta	Miniopterus
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Miniopterus robustior

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Loyalty Long-fingered Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Loyalty Long-fingered 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).

Loyalty Long-fingered Bat

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.