Alfalfa dodder vs Philippine mouse-deer

Cuscuta approximata compared with Tragulus nigricans

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Philippine mouse-deer is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Philippine mouse-deer
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	Tragulidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Tragulus
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Tragulus nigricans

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Philippine mouse-deer

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Philippine mouse-deer
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).

Philippine mouse-deer

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.