Alfalfa dodder vs Mongol'Skaya Peschanka

Cuscuta approximata compared with Meriones unguiculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Mongol'Skaya Peschanka
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Solanales (паслёноцветные)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cuscuta	Meriones
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Meriones unguiculatus

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Mongol'Skaya Peschanka

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Mongol'Skaya Peschanka
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).

Mongol'Skaya Peschanka

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Colombia, 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.