Alfalfa dodder vs Highland Mangabey

Cuscuta approximata compared with Rungwecebus kipunji

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Highland Mangabey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Highland Mangabey
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	Rungwecebus
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Rungwecebus kipunji

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Highland Mangabey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Highland Mangabey
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).

Highland Mangabey

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.