Button Dodder vs Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Marmosa andersoni

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Marmosa
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Marmosa andersoni

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum
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.

Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum

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.