Button Dodder vs Armadillo Cola de Trapo

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Cabassous centralis

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Armadillo Cola de Trapo is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Armadillo Cola de Trapo
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Cingulata (Cingulata)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Dasypodidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Cabassous
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Cabassous centralis

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Armadillo Cola de Trapo

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Armadillo Cola de Trapo
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.

Armadillo Cola de Trapo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.