Button Dodder vs Northern Greater Galago

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Otolemur garnettii

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Northern Greater Galago is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Northern Greater Galago
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Galagidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Otolemur
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Otolemur garnettii

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Greater Galago

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Northern Greater Galago
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 Greater Galago

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.