Button Dodder vs Monk Saki

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Pithecia monachus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Monk Saki is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Monk Saki
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	Pitheciidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Pithecia
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Pithecia monachus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Monk Saki

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Monk Saki
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.

Monk Saki

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.