Alfalfa dodder vs Ardillón mexicano

Cuscuta approximata compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Ardillón mexicano is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Ardillón mexicano
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cuscuta	Ictidomys
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Ardillón mexicano

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Ardillón mexicano
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).

Ardillón mexicano

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.