Button Dodder vs Gato Cabeciancho

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Prionailurus planiceps

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Gato Cabeciancho is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Gato Cabeciancho
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 planiceps

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Gato Cabeciancho

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Gato Cabeciancho
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 Cabeciancho

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.