Alfalfa dodder vs Hamlyn s Monkey

Cuscuta approximata compared with Cercopithecus hamlyni

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Hamlyn s Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Hamlyn s Monkey
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	Cercopithecus
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Cercopithecus hamlyni

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Hamlyn s Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Hamlyn s Monkey
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).

Hamlyn s Monkey

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.