Alfalfa dodder vs Crabeater seal

Cuscuta approximata compared with Lobodon carcinophaga

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Crabeater seal is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Crabeater seal
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Cuscuta	Lobodon
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Lobodon carcinophaga

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Crabeater seal
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).

Crabeater seal

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.