Button Dodder vs Delfín de La Plata

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Pontoporia blainvillei

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Delfín de La Plata is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Delfín de La Plata
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Pontoporiidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Pontoporia
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Pontoporia blainvillei

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Delfín de La Plata

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Delfín de La Plata
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.

Delfín de La Plata

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.