Button Dodder vs Mittermeier's Tapajós Saki

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Pithecia mittermeieri

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Mittermeier's Tapajós Saki is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Mittermeier's Tapajós Saki
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Pithecia
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Pithecia mittermeieri

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Mittermeier's Tapajós Saki

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Mittermeier's Tapajós Saki
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.

Mittermeier's Tapajós Saki

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.