Button Dodder vs Geschwänztes Murmeltier

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Marmota caudata

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Geschwänztes Murmeltier is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Geschwänztes Murmeltier
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cuscuta	Marmota
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Marmota caudata

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Geschwänztes Murmeltier

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Geschwänztes Murmeltier
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.

Geschwänztes Murmeltier

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.