Button Dodder vs Gray-bellied dunnart

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Sminthopsis griseoventer

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Gray-bellied dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Gray-bellied dunnart
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Cuscuta	Sminthopsis
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Sminthopsis griseoventer

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray-bellied dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Gray-bellied dunnart
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.

Gray-bellied dunnart

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.