Alfalfa dodder vs Flat-headed Kusimanse

Cuscuta approximata compared with Crossarchus platycephalus

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Flat-headed Kusimanse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Flat-headed Kusimanse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Crossarchus
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Crossarchus platycephalus

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Flat-headed Kusimanse
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).

Flat-headed Kusimanse

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.