Button Dodder vs Huapo

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Pithecia aequatorialis

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Huapo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Huapo
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Pithecia
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Pithecia aequatorialis

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Huapo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Huapo
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.

Huapo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.