Alfalfa dodder vs Brown Slender Toad

Cuscuta approximata compared with Ansonia leptopus

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Brown Slender Toad is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Brown Slender Toad
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Bufonidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Ansonia
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Ansonia leptopus

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Brown Slender Toad

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Brown Slender Toad
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).

Brown Slender Toad

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

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.

Brown Slender Toad

The Brown Slender Toad (Ansonia leptopus) is a species in the genus Ansonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.