Alfalfa dodder vs False Water Rat

Cuscuta approximata compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	False Water Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cuscuta	Xeromys
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Xeromys myoides

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	False Water Rat
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).

False Water Rat

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.