Alfalfa dodder vs Long-footed Treeshrew

Cuscuta approximata compared with Tupaia longipes

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Long-footed Treeshrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Long-footed Treeshrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Tupaia
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Tupaia longipes

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-footed Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Long-footed Treeshrew
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).

Long-footed Treeshrew

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.