Alfalfa dodder vs Rata de Campo

Cuscuta approximata compared with Dicrostonyx torquatus

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Rata de Campo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Rata de Campo
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Dicrostonyx
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Dicrostonyx torquatus

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Rata de Campo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Rata de Campo
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).

Rata de Campo

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.

Rata de Campo

The Arctic lemming (Dicrostonyx torquatus) is a species in the genus Dicrostonyx. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.