Alfalfa dodder vs Marbled cat

Cuscuta approximata compared with Pardofelis marmorata

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Marbled cat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Marbled cat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Cuscuta	Pardofelis
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Pardofelis marmorata

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Marbled cat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Marbled cat
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).

Marbled cat

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.