Button Dodder vs Moore-Wollmaki

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Avahi mooreorum

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Moore-Wollmaki is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Moore-Wollmaki
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)	Primates (Primaten)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Indriidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Avahi
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Avahi mooreorum

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Moore-Wollmaki

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Moore-Wollmaki
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.

Moore-Wollmaki

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.