Button Dodder vs Gato de la Jungla

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Felis chaus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Gato de la Jungla is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Gato de la Jungla
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Cuscuta	Felis (Small Cats)
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Felis chaus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Gato de la Jungla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Gato de la Jungla
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.

Gato de la Jungla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia.

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.