Button Dodder vs Chestnut-headed Crake

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Anurolimnas castaneiceps

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Chestnut-headed Crake is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Chestnut-headed Crake
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Rallidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Anurolimnas
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Anurolimnas castaneiceps

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Chestnut-headed Crake

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Chestnut-headed Crake
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Button Dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Chestnut-headed Crake

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

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.

Chestnut-headed Crake

The Chestnut-headed Crake (Anurolimnas castaneiceps) is a species in the genus Anurolimnas. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.