Long-tailed Wattled Bat vs small-seed alfalfa dodder

Chalinolobus tuberculatus compared with Cuscuta planiflora

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Wattled Bat is Critically Endangered while small-seed alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Wattled 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	Chalinolobus	Cuscuta
Species	Chalinolobus tuberculatus	Cuscuta planiflora

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

small-seed alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Wattled Bat	small-seed alfalfa dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Wattled 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).