Button Dodder vs Maxwellducker

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Philantomba maxwellii

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Maxwellducker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Maxwellducker
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)	Artiodactyla (Paarhufer)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Cuscuta	Philantomba
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Philantomba maxwellii

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Maxwellducker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Maxwellducker
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.

Maxwellducker

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.