Alfalfa dodder vs Chacoan Mara

Cuscuta approximata compared with Dolichotis salinicola

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Chacoan Mara is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Chacoan Mara
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Caviidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Dolichotis
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Dolichotis salinicola

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Chacoan Mara
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).

Chacoan Mara

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.

Chacoan Mara

The Chacoan Mara (Dolichotis salinicola) is a species in the genus Dolichotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.