Alfalfa dodder vs Mexican Big-eared Bat

Cuscuta approximata compared with Corynorhinus mexicanus

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Mexican Big-eared Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Mexican Big-eared Bat
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	Corynorhinus
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Corynorhinus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Big-eared Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Mexican Big-eared 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).

Mexican Big-eared 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.