Button Dodder vs East African Arvicanthis

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Arvicanthis nairobae

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while East African Arvicanthis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	East African Arvicanthis
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cuscuta	Arvicanthis
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Arvicanthis nairobae

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

East African Arvicanthis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	East African Arvicanthis
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.

East African Arvicanthis

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.