mergulhão-serpente vs Alfalfa dodder

Anhinga rufa compared with Cuscuta approximata

Key Differences

• mergulhão-serpente is Least Concern while Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mergulhão-serpente	Alfalfa dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (ave)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Suliformes (Suliformes)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Anhingidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Anhinga	Cuscuta
Species	Anhinga rufa	Cuscuta approximata

Conservation Status

mergulhão-serpente

LC — Least Concern

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mergulhão-serpente	Alfalfa dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mergulhão-serpente

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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).

mergulhão-serpente

The African Darter (Anhinga rufa) is a species in the genus Anhinga. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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.