Button Dodder vs Neuguinea-Nasenbeutler

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Microperoryctes papuensis

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Neuguinea-Nasenbeutler is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Neuguinea-Nasenbeutler
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)	Peramelemorphia (Nasenbeutler)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Peramelidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Microperoryctes
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Microperoryctes papuensis

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Neuguinea-Nasenbeutler

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Neuguinea-Nasenbeutler
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-Nasenbeutler

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.