Button Dodder vs Formosa-Serau

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Formosa-Serau is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Formosa-Serau
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)	Artiodactyla (Paarhufer)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Cuscuta	Capricornis
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Formosa-Serau

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Formosa-Serau
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.

Formosa-Serau

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.