Alfalfa dodder vs Gato de la Jungla

Cuscuta approximata compared with Felis chaus

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Gato de la Jungla is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Gato de la Jungla
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Cuscuta	Felis (Small Cats)
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Felis chaus

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Gato de la Jungla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Gato de la Jungla
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).

Gato de la Jungla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia.

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.