Button Dodder vs North American porcupine

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while North American porcupine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	North American porcupine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Erethizon
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Erethizon dorsatus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	North American porcupine
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.

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States