Button Dodder vs Merriam's kangaroo rat

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Dipodomys merriami

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Merriam's kangaroo rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Merriam's kangaroo rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Dipodomys
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Dipodomys merriami

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Merriam's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Merriam's kangaroo 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.

Merriam's kangaroo 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.