Button Dodder vs Daurian Hedgehog

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Mesechinus dauuricus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Daurian Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Daurian Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Solanales (ナス目)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Mesechinus
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Mesechinus dauuricus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Daurian Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Daurian Hedgehog
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.

Daurian Hedgehog

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.