Alfalfa dodder vs Mountain Anoa

Cuscuta approximata compared with Bubalus quarlesi

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Mountain Anoa is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Mountain Anoa
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	Bubalus
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Bubalus quarlesi

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Anoa

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Mountain Anoa
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).

Mountain Anoa

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.