Button Dodder vs Perrito De Las Praderas

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Cynomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Perrito De Las Praderas is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Perrito De Las Praderas
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	Cynomys
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Cynomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Perrito De Las Praderas

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Perrito De Las Praderas
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.

Perrito De Las Praderas

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.