Alfalfa dodder vs Banded Surili

Cuscuta approximata compared with Presbytis femoralis

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Banded Surili is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Banded Surili
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Cuscuta	Presbytis
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Presbytis femoralis

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Banded Surili

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Banded Surili
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).

Banded Surili

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Banded Surili

The Banded Surili (Presbytis femoralis) is a species in the genus Presbytis. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.