Button Dodder vs Malayan Water Shrew

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Malayan Water Shrew
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)	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Chimarrogale
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Malayan Water Shrew
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.

Malayan Water Shrew

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.