Button Dodder vs Incan shrew opossum

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Lestoros inca

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Incan shrew opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Incan shrew opossum
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)	Paucituberculata (ケノレステス目)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Caenolestidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Lestoros
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Lestoros inca

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Incan shrew opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Incan shrew opossum
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.

Incan shrew opossum

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.