Button Dodder vs Mandarin Vole

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Lasiopodomys mandarinus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Mandarin Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Mandarin Vole
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	Cricetidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Lasiopodomys
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Lasiopodomys mandarinus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Mandarin Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Mandarin Vole
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.

Mandarin Vole

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.