Button Dodder vs Zorro Chama

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Vulpes chama

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Zorro Chama is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Zorro Chama

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Zorro Chama
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.

Zorro Chama

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.

Zorro Chama

The Cape fox (Vulpes chama) 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.