Button Dodder vs Goldman's pocket mouse

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Chaetodipus goldmani

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Goldman's pocket mouse is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Goldman's pocket mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Chaetodipus
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Chaetodipus goldmani

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Goldman's pocket mouse

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Goldman's pocket 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.

Goldman's pocket 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.