Button Dodder vs Olinguito

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Bassaricyon neblina

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Olinguito is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Olinguito
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Cuscuta	Bassaricyon
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Bassaricyon neblina

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Olinguito

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Olinguito
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.

Olinguito

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.