Button Dodder vs Flat-headed Kusimanse

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Crossarchus platycephalus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Flat-headed Kusimanse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Flat-headed Kusimanse
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)	Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Crossarchus
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Crossarchus platycephalus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Flat-headed Kusimanse
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.

Flat-headed Kusimanse

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.