Zorro de Blanford vs Button Dodder

Vulpes cana compared with Cuscuta cephalanthi

Key Differences

• Zorro de Blanford is Least Concern while Button Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Zorro de Blanford	Button Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Vulpes (Foxes)	Cuscuta
Species	Vulpes cana	Cuscuta cephalanthi

Conservation Status

Zorro de Blanford

LC — Least Concern

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Zorro de Blanford	Button Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Zorro de Blanford

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Button Dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Zorro de Blanford

The Blanford's fox (Vulpes cana) is a species in the genus Vulpes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. 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.