Cleese-Wollmaki vs Button Dodder

Avahi cleesei compared with Cuscuta cephalanthi

Key Differences

• Cleese-Wollmaki is Critically Endangered while Button Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cleese-Wollmaki	Button Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primaten)	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)
Family	Indriidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Avahi	Cuscuta
Species	Avahi cleesei	Cuscuta cephalanthi

Conservation Status

Cleese-Wollmaki

CR — Critically Endangered

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cleese-Wollmaki	Button Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cleese-Wollmaki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Button Dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Cleese-Wollmaki

The Bemaraha Woolly Lemur (Avahi cleesei) is a species in the genus Avahi. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. 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.