Button Dodder vs Perezoso Pigmeo

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Bradypus pygmaeus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Perezoso Pigmeo is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Perezoso Pigmeo
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Bradypodidae (Three-toed Sloths)
Genus	Cuscuta	Bradypus (Three-toed Sloths)
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Bradypus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Perezoso Pigmeo

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Perezoso Pigmeo
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.

Perezoso Pigmeo

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.