Button Dodder vs Chichico Amarillo

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Leontocebus tripartitus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Chichico Amarillo is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Chichico Amarillo
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Leontocebus
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Leontocebus tripartitus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Chichico Amarillo

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Chichico Amarillo
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.

Chichico Amarillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.