Button Dodder vs Ecuadoran Akodont

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Necromys punctulatus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Ecuadoran Akodont is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Ecuadoran Akodont
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	Necromys
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Necromys punctulatus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Ecuadoran Akodont

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Ecuadoran Akodont
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.

Ecuadoran Akodont

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.