Button Dodder vs Marsopa de Dall

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Phocoenoides dalli

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Marsopa de Dall is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Marsopa de Dall
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Phocoenidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Phocoenoides
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Phocoenoides dalli

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Marsopa de Dall

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Marsopa de Dall
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.

Marsopa de Dall

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.