Button Dodder vs Jaguarundi

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Puma yagouaroundi

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Jaguarundi is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Jaguarundi
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Cuscuta	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Puma yagouaroundi

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Jaguarundi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Jaguarundi
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.

Jaguarundi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.