Button Dodder vs Peru-Opossummaus

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Lestoros inca

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Peru-Opossummaus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Peru-Opossummaus
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)	Paucituberculata (Paucituberculata)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Caenolestidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Lestoros
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Lestoros inca

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Peru-Opossummaus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Peru-Opossummaus
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.

Peru-Opossummaus

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.