Button Dodder vs Dryad Monkey

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Chlorocebus dryas

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Dryad Monkey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Dryad Monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Cuscuta	Chlorocebus
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Chlorocebus dryas

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Dryad Monkey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Dryad Monkey
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.

Dryad Monkey

Habitat

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.