Alfalfa dodder vs puma

Cuscuta approximata compared with Puma concolor

Key Differences

Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while puma is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	puma
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Cuscuta	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Puma concolor

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

puma

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	puma
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).

puma

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.

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.