Alfalfa dodder vs นกกระสานวล

Cuscuta approximata compared with Ardea cinerea

Key Differences

Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while นกกระสานวล is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	นกกระสานวล
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Aves (นก)
Order	Solanales (อันดับมะเขือ)	Pelecaniformes (อันดับนกกระทุง)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Ardeidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Ardea
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Ardea cinerea

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

นกกระสานวล

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	นกกระสานวล
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	95 cm
Average Weight	—	1.5 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).

นกกระสานวล

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.

A large, elegant wading bird reaching up to 1 meter in height, gray herons inhabit wetlands, rivers, lakes, and coastal areas across Europe, Asia, and Africa. Patient, solitary hunters, they stand motionless for long periods before striking fish, frogs, and small mammals with lightning-fast dagger bill strikes. They nest colonially in tall trees in rookeries called heronries, sometimes shared with other colonial waterbirds. Widely distributed and of Least Concern globally.