Button Dodder vs Gray's Bald-faced Saki

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Pithecia irrorata

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Gray's Bald-faced Saki is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Gray's Bald-faced Saki
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Pithecia
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Pithecia irrorata

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray's Bald-faced Saki

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Gray's Bald-faced Saki
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's Bald-faced Saki

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.