Alfalfa dodder vs Topillo de Sundevall

Cuscuta approximata compared with Myodes rufocanus

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Topillo de Sundevall is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Topillo de Sundevall
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	Myodes
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Myodes rufocanus

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Topillo de Sundevall

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Topillo de Sundevall
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).

Topillo de Sundevall

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.