Alfalfa dodder vs Saraguato yucateco

Cuscuta approximata compared with Alouatta pigra

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Saraguato yucateco is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Saraguato yucateco
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Atelidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Alouatta
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Alouatta pigra

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Saraguato yucateco

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Saraguato yucateco
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).

Saraguato yucateco

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.

Saraguato yucateco

The Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra) is a species in the genus Alouatta. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.