Alfalfa dodder vs Black-fronted Duiker

Cuscuta approximata compared with Cephalophus nigrifrons

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Black-fronted Duiker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Black-fronted Duiker
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Cuscuta	Cephalophus
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Cephalophus nigrifrons

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Black-fronted Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Black-fronted Duiker
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-fronted Duiker

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.

Black-fronted Duiker

The Black-fronted Duiker (Cephalophus nigrifrons) is a species in the genus Cephalophus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.