Button Dodder vs Chacopekari

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Catagonus wagneri

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Chacopekari is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Chacopekari
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)	Artiodactyla (Paarhufer)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Tayassuidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Catagonus
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Catagonus wagneri

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Chacopekari

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Chacopekari
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.

Chacopekari

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.

Chacopekari

The Chacoan Peccary (Catagonus wagneri) is a species in the genus Catagonus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.