Button Dodder vs Rata-cambalachera mexicana

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Neotoma mexicana

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Rata-cambalachera mexicana is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Rata-cambalachera mexicana
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Neotoma
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Neotoma mexicana

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Rata-cambalachera mexicana

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Rata-cambalachera mexicana
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.

Rata-cambalachera mexicana

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.