Button Dodder vs Northern Bettong

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Northern Bettong
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Bettongia
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Northern Bettong
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.

Northern Bettong

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.