Alfalfa dodder vs Long-tailed Goral

Cuscuta approximata compared with Naemorhedus caudatus

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Long-tailed Goral is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Long-tailed Goral
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	Naemorhedus
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Naemorhedus caudatus

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-tailed Goral

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Long-tailed Goral
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-tailed Goral

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.