Button Dodder vs Machín Blanco de Occidente

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Cebus aequatorialis

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Machín Blanco de Occidente is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Machín Blanco de Occidente
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Cebidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Cebus
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Cebus aequatorialis

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Machín Blanco de Occidente

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Machín Blanco de Occidente
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.

Machín Blanco de Occidente

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.