Button Dodder vs Guemal

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Hippocamelus bisulcus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Guemal is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Guemal
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)	Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Cuscuta	Hippocamelus
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Hippocamelus bisulcus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Guemal

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Guemal
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.

Guemal

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.