Erizo Orejudo vs small-seed alfalfa dodder

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Cuscuta planiflora

Key Differences

• Erizo Orejudo is Least Concern while small-seed alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Erizo Orejudo	small-seed alfalfa dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Cuscuta
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Cuscuta planiflora

Conservation Status

Erizo Orejudo

LC — Least Concern

small-seed alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Erizo Orejudo	small-seed alfalfa dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Erizo Orejudo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

small-seed alfalfa dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Asia (India) and Europe (8 countries).