Button Dodder vs Sumatran orangutan

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Pongo abelii

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Sumatran orangutan is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Sumatran orangutan
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	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Cuscuta	Pongo (Orangutans)
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Pongo abelii

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Sumatran orangutan
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.

Sumatran orangutan

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.