Alfalfa dodder vs Eastern Mole

Cuscuta approximata compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Scalopus
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Eastern Mole
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).

Eastern Mole

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.