Alfalfa dodder vs Pale-faced Bat

Cuscuta approximata compared with Phylloderma stenops

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Pale-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Pale-faced Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Solanales (อันดับมะเขือ)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Phylloderma
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Phylloderma stenops

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Pale-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Pale-faced 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).

Pale-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, 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.