Alfalfa dodder vs Bobak

Cuscuta approximata compared with Marmota bobak

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Bobak is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Bobak
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cuscuta	Marmota
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Marmota bobak

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Bobak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Bobak
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).

Bobak

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.

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.

Bobak

The Bobak Marmot (Marmota bobak) is a species in the genus Marmota. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.