Button Dodder vs Ka’apor-Kapuzineraffe

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Cebus kaapori

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Ka’apor-Kapuzineraffe is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Ka’apor-Kapuzineraffe
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)	Primates (Primaten)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Cebidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Cebus
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Cebus kaapori

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Ka’apor-Kapuzineraffe

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Ka’apor-Kapuzineraffe
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.

Ka’apor-Kapuzineraffe

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.