Alfalfa dodder vs Bishop's Mitre

Cuscuta approximata compared with Aelia acuminata

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Bishop's Mitre is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Bishop's Mitre
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Pentatomidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Aelia
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Aelia acuminata

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Bishop's Mitre
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).

Bishop's Mitre

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Bishop's Mitre

The Bishop's Mitre (Aelia acuminata) is a species in the genus Aelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden