Button Dodder vs Pichiciego Mayor

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Calyptophractus retusus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Pichiciego Mayor is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Pichiciego Mayor
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Cingulata (Cingulata)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Dasypodidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Calyptophractus
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Calyptophractus retusus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Pichiciego Mayor

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Pichiciego Mayor
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.

Pichiciego Mayor

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.