Alfalfa dodder vs pigargo-americano

Cuscuta approximata compared with Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	pigargo-americano
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (ave)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Cuscuta	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

pigargo-americano

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	pigargo-americano
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	28 years
Average Length	—	90 cm
Average Weight	—	5.0 kg

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).

pigargo-americano

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 10 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Ecuador).

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.

pigargo-americano

A ave nacional dos Estados Unidos e símbolo do sucesso conservacionista americano, a águia-careca tem uma envergadura de até 2,4 metros e habita florestas e zonas húmidas próximas de águas abertas em toda a América do Norte. Quase extinta na década de 1960 devido ao envenenamento por DDT e à caça, recuperou de forma notável após as proibições de pesticidas e a Lei das Espécies em Perigo.