Alfalfa dodder vs Midday Jird

Cuscuta approximata compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cuscuta	Meriones
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Midday Jird
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).

Midday Jird

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.