Alfalfa dodder vs Franciscana

Cuscuta approximata compared with Pontoporia blainvillei

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Franciscana is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Franciscana
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Pontoporiidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Pontoporia
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Pontoporia blainvillei

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Franciscana

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Franciscana
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).

Franciscana

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.