Alfalfa dodder vs Indomalayan Vandeleuria

Cuscuta approximata compared with Vandeleuria oleracea

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Indomalayan Vandeleuria is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Indomalayan Vandeleuria
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cuscuta	Vandeleuria
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Vandeleuria oleracea

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Indomalayan Vandeleuria

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Indomalayan Vandeleuria
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).

Indomalayan Vandeleuria

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.