Button Dodder vs Maxwell's Duiker

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Philantomba maxwellii

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Maxwell's Duiker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Maxwell's Duiker
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Cuscuta	Philantomba
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Philantomba maxwellii

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Maxwell's Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Maxwell's Duiker
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.

Maxwell's Duiker

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.