Alfalfa dodder vs Niger Delta Red Colobus

Cuscuta approximata compared with Piliocolobus epieni

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Cuscuta	Piliocolobus
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Piliocolobus epieni

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Niger Delta Red Colobus
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).

Niger Delta Red Colobus

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.