Button Dodder vs Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Oligoryzomys delicatus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Oligoryzomys
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Oligoryzomys delicatus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat
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.

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.