Alfalfa dodder vs Indian Pangolin

Cuscuta approximata compared with Manis crassicaudata

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Indian Pangolin is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Indian Pangolin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Pholidota (Pholidota)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Manidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Manis
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Manis crassicaudata

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Indian Pangolin

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Indian Pangolin
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).

Indian Pangolin

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.