Button Dodder vs Northern Marsupial Mole

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Notoryctes caurinus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Northern Marsupial Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Northern Marsupial Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Notoryctemorphia (Notoryctemorphia)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Notoryctidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Notoryctes
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Notoryctes caurinus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Marsupial Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Northern Marsupial Mole
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 Marsupial Mole

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.