Button Dodder vs Neuguinea Beutelmarder

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Neuguinea Beutelmarder is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Neuguinea Beutelmarder
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)	Dasyuromorphia (Raubbeutlerartige)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Cuscuta	Dasyurus
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Neuguinea Beutelmarder

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Neuguinea Beutelmarder
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.

Neuguinea Beutelmarder

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.