Eastern Red Bat vs small-seed alfalfa dodder

Lasiurus borealis compared with Cuscuta planiflora

Key Differences

• Eastern Red Bat is Least Concern while small-seed alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Red Bat	small-seed alfalfa dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Lasiurus	Cuscuta
Species	Lasiurus borealis	Cuscuta planiflora

Conservation Status

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

small-seed alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Red Bat	small-seed alfalfa dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

small-seed alfalfa dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Asia (India) and Europe (8 countries).