Button Dodder vs Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Anomalurus derbianus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Anomaluridae
Genus	Cuscuta	Anomalurus
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Anomalurus derbianus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel
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.

Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

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.