Alfalfa dodder vs Красный ара

Cuscuta approximata compared with Ara macao

Key Differences

Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Красный ара is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Красный ара
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (птицы)
Order	Solanales (паслёноцветные)	Psittaciformes (попугаеобразные)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Cuscuta	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Ara macao

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Красный ара

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Красный ара
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	85 cm
Average Weight	—	1.0 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).

Красный ара

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, forests, and vegetated habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). Population trends indicate a declining trajectory in parts of its range.

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.

One of the most brilliantly colored birds in the Americas, scarlet macaws display vivid red, yellow, and blue plumage with wingspans reaching 1 meter. Found in humid lowland forests from Mexico to Bolivia, they are highly intelligent, long-lived — up to 75 years — and form lifelong pair bonds. They travel long distances to clay licks where they consume mineral-rich soil to detoxify seeds. Listed as Least Concern but locally threatened by habitat loss and the pet trade.