Button Dodder vs Gato Pescador

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Prionailurus viverrinus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Gato Pescador is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Gato Pescador
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Cuscuta	Prionailurus
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Prionailurus viverrinus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Gato Pescador

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Gato Pescador
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.

Gato Pescador

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.