Button Dodder vs Apalis de Chapin

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Apalis chapini

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Apalis de Chapin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Apalis de Chapin
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Passeriformes (paseriformes)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Cisticolidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Apalis
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Apalis chapini

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Apalis de Chapin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Apalis de Chapin
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.

Apalis de Chapin

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Apalis de Chapin

The Chapin's Apalis (Apalis chapini) is a species in the genus Apalis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.