Button Dodder vs Patagonian Akodont

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Akodon iniscatus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Patagonian Akodont is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Patagonian Akodont
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	Akodon
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Akodon iniscatus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Patagonian Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Patagonian Akodont
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.

Patagonian Akodont

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.