Alfalfa dodder vs Black-headed Night Monkey

Cuscuta approximata compared with Aotus nigriceps

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Black-headed Night Monkey is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Black-headed Night Monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Aotidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Aotus
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Aotus nigriceps

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Black-headed Night Monkey
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-headed Night Monkey

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-headed Night Monkey

The Black-headed Night Monkey (Aotus nigriceps) is a species in the genus Aotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.