Alfalfa dodder vs Brighton Sober

Cuscuta approximata compared with Aproaerema vinella

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Brighton Sober is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Brighton Sober
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Aproaerema
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Aproaerema vinella

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Brighton Sober

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Brighton Sober
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).

Brighton Sober

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

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.

Brighton Sober

The Brighton Sober (Aproaerema vinella) is a species in the genus Aproaerema. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.