Alfalfa dodder vs Natal Red Rock Hare

Cuscuta approximata compared with Pronolagus crassicaudatus

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Natal Red Rock Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Natal Red Rock Hare
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Cuscuta	Pronolagus
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Pronolagus crassicaudatus

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Natal Red Rock Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Natal Red Rock Hare
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).

Natal Red Rock Hare

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.