Button Dodder vs Eastern broad-toothed field mouse

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Apodemus mystacinus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Eastern broad-toothed field mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Eastern broad-toothed field mouse
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	Apodemus
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Apodemus mystacinus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern broad-toothed field mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Eastern broad-toothed field mouse
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.

Eastern broad-toothed field mouse

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.