Murin d'Alcathoe vs Cuscute des champs

Myotis alcathoe compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Murin d'Alcathoe is Endangered while Cuscute des champs is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Murin d'Alcathoe	Cuscute des champs
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Myotis	Cuscuta
Species	Myotis alcathoe	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Murin d'Alcathoe

EN — Endangered

Cuscute des champs

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Murin d'Alcathoe	Cuscute des champs
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Murin d'Alcathoe

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, and Ukraine. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Cuscute des champs

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

Murin d'Alcathoe

The Alcathoe Myotis (Myotis alcathoe) is a species in the genus Myotis. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇦 Ukraine