Button Dodder vs Mira Climbing Rat

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Tylomys mirae

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Mira Climbing Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Mira Climbing Rat
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	Tylomys
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Tylomys mirae

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Mira Climbing Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Mira Climbing 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.

Mira Climbing Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.