Alfalfa dodder vs Formosan rock macaque

Cuscuta approximata compared with Macaca cyclopis

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Formosan rock macaque is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Formosan rock macaque
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	Macaca
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Macaca cyclopis

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Formosan rock macaque

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Formosan rock macaque
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).

Formosan rock macaque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Japan and Taiwan.

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.