Alfalfa dodder vs Diana monkey

Cuscuta approximata compared with Cercopithecus diana

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Diana monkey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Diana monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Cuscuta	Cercopithecus
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Cercopithecus diana

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Diana monkey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Diana 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).

Diana 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.