Button Dodder vs metorito de Jalapa

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Microtus quasiater

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while metorito de Jalapa is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	metorito de Jalapa
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Microtus
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Microtus quasiater

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

metorito de Jalapa

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	metorito de Jalapa
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.

metorito de Jalapa

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.