Alfalfa dodder vs Jentink's Duiker

Cuscuta approximata compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Jentink's Duiker is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Jentink's Duiker
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Cuscuta	Cephalophus
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Cephalophus jentinki

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Jentink's Duiker
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).

Jentink's Duiker

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.