Bale Mountains Vervet vs Button Dodder

Chlorocebus djamdjamensis compared with Cuscuta cephalanthi

Key Differences

• Bale Mountains Vervet is Vulnerable while Button Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bale Mountains Vervet	Button Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Chlorocebus	Cuscuta
Species	Chlorocebus djamdjamensis	Cuscuta cephalanthi

Conservation Status

Bale Mountains Vervet

VU — Vulnerable

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bale Mountains Vervet	Button Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bale Mountains Vervet

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.

Bale Mountains Vervet

The Bale Mountains Vervet (Chlorocebus djamdjamensis) is a species in the genus Chlorocebus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable 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.