Alfalfa dodder vs Cabrito

Cuscuta approximata compared with Mazama chunyi

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Cabrito is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Cabrito
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Cuscuta	Mazama
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Mazama chunyi

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Cabrito

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Cabrito
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).

Cabrito

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.