False Serotine Bat vs small-seed alfalfa dodder

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Cuscuta planiflora

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while small-seed alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine 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	Hesperoptenus	Cuscuta
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Cuscuta planiflora

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

small-seed alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	small-seed alfalfa dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).