Button Dodder vs Maulwurf

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Talpa europaea

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Maulwurf is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Maulwurf
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Talpa
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Talpa europaea

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Maulwurf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Maulwurf
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.

Maulwurf

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.