Alfalfa dodder vs Northern Hog-badger

Cuscuta approximata compared with Arctonyx albogularis

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Northern Hog-badger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Northern Hog-badger
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Cuscuta	Arctonyx
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Arctonyx albogularis

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Hog-badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Northern Hog-badger
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).

Northern Hog-badger

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.