Button Dodder vs Kleiner Fuchs

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

  • Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Kleiner Fuchs is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Button Dodder Kleiner Fuchs
Kingdom Plantae (Pflanzen) Animalia (Tier)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insekten)
Order Solanales (Nachtschattenartige) Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family Convolvulaceae Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus Cuscuta Aglais
Species Cuscuta cephalanthi Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Kleiner Fuchs

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Button Dodder Kleiner Fuchs
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.

Kleiner Fuchs

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (41 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Kleiner Fuchs

small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

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