Button Dodder vs Poto Dorado

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Arctocebus calabarensis

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Poto Dorado is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Poto Dorado
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Arctocebus
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Arctocebus calabarensis

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Poto Dorado

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Poto Dorado
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.

Poto Dorado

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.