Bay Cat vs Button Dodder

Catopuma badia compared with Cuscuta cephalanthi

Key Differences

• Bay Cat is Endangered while Button Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bay Cat	Button Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Catopuma	Cuscuta
Species	Catopuma badia	Cuscuta cephalanthi

Conservation Status

Bay Cat

EN — Endangered

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bay Cat	Button Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bay Cat

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.

Bay Cat

The Bay Cat (Catopuma badia) is a species in the genus Catopuma. It is currently classified as Endangered 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.