Button Dodder vs Montane Water Vole

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Arvicola scherman

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Montane Water Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Montane Water Vole
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	Arvicola
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Arvicola scherman

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Montane Water Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Montane Water Vole
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.

Montane Water Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Belgium.

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.