Alfalfa dodder vs Black-faced Apalis

Cuscuta approximata compared with Apalis personata

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Black-faced Apalis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Black-faced Apalis
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Cisticolidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Apalis
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Apalis personata

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Black-faced Apalis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Black-faced Apalis
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).

Black-faced Apalis

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Black-faced Apalis

The Black-faced Apalis (Apalis personata) is a species in the genus Apalis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments. Found in Norway.