Button Dodder vs Ardillón mexicano

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Ardillón mexicano is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Ardillón mexicano
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cuscuta	Ictidomys
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Ardillón mexicano

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Ardillón mexicano
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.

Ardillón mexicano

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.