Button Dodder vs Rata-arrocera de Coues

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Oryzomys couesi

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Rata-arrocera de Coues is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Rata-arrocera de Coues
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Oryzomys
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Oryzomys couesi

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Rata-arrocera de Coues

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Rata-arrocera de Coues
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.

Rata-arrocera de Coues

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.