Alfalfa dodder vs Mongolian Vole

Cuscuta approximata compared with Microtus mongolicus

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Mongolian Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Mongolian Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Microtus
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Microtus mongolicus

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Mongolian Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Mongolian Vole
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).

Mongolian Vole

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.