Alfalfa dodder vs Papión Chico

Cuscuta approximata compared with Papio kindae

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Papión Chico is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Papión Chico
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Cuscuta	Papio
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Papio kindae

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Papión Chico

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Papión Chico
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).

Papión Chico

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.