Alfalfa dodder vs Ord's kangaroo rat

Cuscuta approximata compared with Dipodomys ordii

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Ord's kangaroo rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Ord's kangaroo rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Dipodomys
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Dipodomys ordii

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Ord's kangaroo rat
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).

Ord's kangaroo rat

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.