Button Dodder vs Japanese Hare

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Lepus brachyurus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Japanese Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Japanese Hare
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Cuscuta	Lepus
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Japanese Hare
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.

Japanese Hare

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.