Button Dodder vs Kazakhstan Blind Mole Rat

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Spalax uralensis

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Kazakhstan Blind Mole Rat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Kazakhstan Blind Mole Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Spalacidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Spalax
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Spalax uralensis

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Kazakhstan Blind Mole Rat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Kazakhstan Blind Mole Rat
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.

Kazakhstan Blind Mole Rat

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.