Button Dodder vs Kaguya-kōmori

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Myotis longicaudatus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Kaguya-kōmori is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Kaguya-kōmori
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)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Myotis
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Myotis longicaudatus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Kaguya-kōmori

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Kaguya-kōmori
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.

Kaguya-kōmori

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.