Button Dodder vs Majestic Pericote

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Phyllotis magister

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Majestic Pericote is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Majestic Pericote
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Phyllotis
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Phyllotis magister

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Majestic Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Majestic Pericote
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.

Majestic Pericote

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.