Button Dodder vs Guyenne Spiny-rat

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Proechimys guyannensis

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Guyenne Spiny-rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Guyenne Spiny-rat
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)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Proechimys
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Proechimys guyannensis

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Guyenne Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Guyenne Spiny-rat
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.

Guyenne Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.