Alfalfa dodder vs Madagascan fruit bat

Cuscuta approximata compared with Eidolon dupreanum

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Madagascan fruit bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cuscuta	Eidolon
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Eidolon dupreanum

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Madagascan fruit 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).

Madagascan fruit 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.