Alfalfa dodder vs Malayan civet

Cuscuta approximata compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Cuscuta	Viverra
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Malayan civet
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).

Malayan civet

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.