Button Dodder vs Graceful Laucha

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Calomys lepidus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Graceful Laucha is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Graceful Laucha
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	Calomys
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Calomys lepidus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Graceful Laucha

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Graceful Laucha
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.

Graceful Laucha

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.