Button Dodder vs Northern Rock Deermouse

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Peromyscus nasutus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Northern Rock Deermouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Northern Rock Deermouse
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	Peromyscus
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Peromyscus nasutus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Rock Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Northern Rock Deermouse
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 Rock Deermouse

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.