Button Dodder vs False Water Rat

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	False Water Rat
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	Xeromys
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Xeromys myoides

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	False Water Rat
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.

False Water Rat

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.