Button Dodder vs New Guinean planigale

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Planigale novaeguineae

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while New Guinean planigale is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	New Guinean planigale
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)	Dasyuromorphia (フクロネコ目)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Cuscuta	Planigale
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Planigale novaeguineae

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

New Guinean planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	New Guinean planigale
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.

New Guinean planigale

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.