Button Dodder vs Mönchsaffe

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Pithecia monachus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Mönchsaffe
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)	Primates (Primaten)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Pithecia
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Pithecia monachus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Mönchsaffe

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Mönchsaffe
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.

Mönchsaffe

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.