Alfalfa dodder vs Miller's Long-tongued Bat

Cuscuta approximata compared with Glossophaga longirostris

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Miller's Long-tongued Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Miller's Long-tongued 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	Glossophaga
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Glossophaga longirostris

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Miller's Long-tongued Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Miller's Long-tongued 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).

Miller's Long-tongued Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and 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.