Button Dodder vs Lemming-Gebirgswühlmaus

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Lemming-Gebirgswühlmaus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Lemming-Gebirgswühlmaus
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Alticola
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Alticola lemminus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Lemming-Gebirgswühlmaus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Lemming-Gebirgswühlmaus
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.

Lemming-Gebirgswühlmaus

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.