Button Dodder vs Golden Bamboo Lemur

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Hapalemur aureus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Golden Bamboo Lemur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Golden Bamboo Lemur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Lemuridae (Lemurs)
Genus	Cuscuta	Hapalemur
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Hapalemur aureus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Golden Bamboo Lemur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Golden Bamboo Lemur
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.

Golden Bamboo Lemur

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.