Button Dodder vs Large False Serotine

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Hesperoptenus tomesi

Key Differences

  • Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Large False Serotine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Button Dodder Large False Serotine
Kingdom Plantae (planta) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (cordados)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order Solanales (Solanales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Convolvulaceae Vespertilionidae
Genus Cuscuta Hesperoptenus
Species Cuscuta cephalanthi Hesperoptenus tomesi

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Button Dodder Large False Serotine
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.

Large False Serotine

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.

Large False Serotine

No description available.

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