Alfalfa dodder vs Tuza de Botta

Cuscuta approximata compared with Thomomys bottae

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Tuza de Botta is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Tuza de Botta
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Geomyidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Thomomys
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Thomomys bottae

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Tuza de Botta

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Tuza de Botta
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).

Tuza de Botta

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.

Tuza de Botta

The Botta's Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae) is a species in the genus Thomomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.