Button Dodder vs Derby s Woolly Opossum

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Caluromys derbianus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Derby s Woolly Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Derby s Woolly Opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Caluromys
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Caluromys derbianus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Derby s Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Derby s Woolly Opossum
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.

Derby s Woolly Opossum

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.