Button Dodder vs Chinese water deer

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Hydropotes inermis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Button Dodder Chinese water deer
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Solanales (Solanales) Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family Convolvulaceae Cervidae (Deer)
Genus Cuscuta Hydropotes
Species Cuscuta cephalanthi Hydropotes inermis

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Chinese water deer

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Button Dodder Chinese water deer
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.

Chinese water deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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.

Chinese water deer

The Chinese Water Deer (Hydropotes inermis) is a species in the genus Hydropotes. Found across Europe (7 countries).

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