Button Dodder vs Indonesian Mountain Weasel

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Mustela lutreolina

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Indonesian Mountain Weasel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Indonesian Mountain Weasel
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)	Carnivora (Raubtiere)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Cuscuta	Mustela
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Mustela lutreolina

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Indonesian Mountain Weasel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Indonesian Mountain Weasel
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.

Indonesian Mountain Weasel

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.