Alfalfa dodder vs Cercopiteco de l'Hoest

Cuscuta approximata compared with Allochrocebus lhoesti

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Cercopiteco de l'Hoest is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Cercopiteco de l'Hoest
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	Allochrocebus
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Allochrocebus lhoesti

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Cercopiteco de l'Hoest

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Cercopiteco de l'Hoest
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).

Cercopiteco de l'Hoest

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.