Button Dodder vs Colicorto de Cabeza Roja

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Monodelphis scalops

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Colicorto de Cabeza Roja is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Colicorto de Cabeza Roja
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Monodelphis
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Monodelphis scalops

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Colicorto de Cabeza Roja

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Colicorto de Cabeza Roja
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.

Colicorto de Cabeza Roja

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.