Alfalfa dodder vs Grizzled Colilargo

Cuscuta approximata compared with Oligoryzomys griseolus

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Grizzled Colilargo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Grizzled Colilargo
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Oligoryzomys
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Oligoryzomys griseolus

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Grizzled Colilargo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Grizzled Colilargo
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).

Grizzled Colilargo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.