Button Dodder vs Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Philander deltae

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Philander
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Philander deltae

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum
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.

Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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.