Alfalfa dodder vs Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Cuscuta approximata compared with Cardiocranius paradoxus

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Cardiocranius
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Cardiocranius paradoxus

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa
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).

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

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.