Button Dodder vs Heaviside-Delfin

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Cephalorhynchus heavisidii

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Heaviside-Delfin is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Heaviside-Delfin
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Cuscuta	Cephalorhynchus
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Cephalorhynchus heavisidii

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Heaviside-Delfin

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Heaviside-Delfin
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.

Heaviside-Delfin

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.