Button Dodder vs Delfín de Heaviside

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Cephalorhynchus heavisidii

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Delfín de Heaviside is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Delfín de Heaviside
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Cuscuta	Cephalorhynchus
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Cephalorhynchus heavisidii

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Delfín de Heaviside

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Delfín de Heaviside
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 Heaviside

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.