Alfalfa dodder vs Lomami Red Colobus

Cuscuta approximata compared with Piliocolobus parmentieri

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Lomami Red Colobus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Lomami Red Colobus
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	Piliocolobus
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Piliocolobus parmentieri

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Lomami Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Lomami Red Colobus
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).

Lomami Red Colobus

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.