Button Dodder vs Nutria de Sumatra

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Lutra sumatrana

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Nutria de Sumatra is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Nutria de Sumatra
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Cuscuta	Lutra (Otters)
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Lutra sumatrana

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Nutria de Sumatra

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Nutria de Sumatra
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.

Nutria de Sumatra

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.