Button Dodder vs Hispaniolan Solenodon

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Solenodon paradoxus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Hispaniolan Solenodon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Hispaniolan Solenodon
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Solenodontidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Solenodon
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Solenodon paradoxus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Hispaniolan Solenodon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Hispaniolan Solenodon
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.

Hispaniolan Solenodon

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.