Button Dodder vs Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Philander mondolfii

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Philander
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Philander mondolfii

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum
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.

Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.