Arizona Woodrat vs Button Dodder

Neotoma devia compared with Cuscuta cephalanthi

Key Differences

• Arizona Woodrat is Least Concern while Button Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Woodrat	Button Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cricetidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Neotoma	Cuscuta
Species	Neotoma devia	Cuscuta cephalanthi

Conservation Status

Arizona Woodrat

LC — Least Concern

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Woodrat	Button Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Woodrat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Button Dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Arizona Woodrat

The Arizona Woodrat, Neotoma devia, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Button Dodder

The Button Dodder (Cuscuta cephalanthi) is a species in the genus Cuscuta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.