Button Dodder vs Ili Pika

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Ochotona iliensis

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Ili Pika is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Ili Pika
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)	Lagomorpha (Hasenartige)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Ochotona
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Ochotona iliensis

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Ili Pika

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Ili Pika
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.

Ili Pika

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.