Button Dodder vs Sumatra-Orang-Utan

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Pongo abelii

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Sumatra-Orang-Utan is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Sumatra-Orang-Utan
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)	Primates (Primaten)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Cuscuta	Pongo (Orangutans)
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Pongo abelii

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Sumatra-Orang-Utan

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Sumatra-Orang-Utan
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.

Sumatra-Orang-Utan

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.