Button Dodder vs Narrow-footed Neacomys

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Neacomys tenuipes

Key Differences

  • Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Narrow-footed Neacomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Button Dodder Narrow-footed Neacomys
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 Neacomys
Species Cuscuta cephalanthi Neacomys tenuipes

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Narrow-footed Neacomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Button Dodder Narrow-footed Neacomys
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.

Narrow-footed Neacomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.

Narrow-footed Neacomys

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia