Button Dodder vs Northern tamandua

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Tamandua mexicana

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Northern tamandua is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Northern tamandua
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Myrmecophagidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Tamandua
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Tamandua mexicana

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern tamandua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Northern tamandua
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 tamandua

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.