Button Dodder vs Flavescent Oryzomys

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Cerradomys subflavus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Flavescent Oryzomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Flavescent Oryzomys
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	Cerradomys
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Cerradomys subflavus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Flavescent Oryzomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Flavescent Oryzomys
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.

Flavescent Oryzomys

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.