Button Dodder vs Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Anostirus castaneus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)	Coleoptera (Käfer)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Elateridae
Genus	Cuscuta	Anostirus
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Anostirus castaneus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle
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.

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

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.

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

The Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle (Anostirus castaneus) is a species in the genus Anostirus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.