Button Dodder vs Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Leontocebus fuscus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin
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)	Primates (サル目)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Leontocebus
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Leontocebus fuscus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin
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.

Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.