Button Dodder vs Common Seal

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Phoca vitulina

Key Differences

Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Common Seal is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Common Seal
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Solanales (가지목)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Cuscuta	Phoca (Harbor Seals)
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Phoca vitulina

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Common Seal

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~500.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Common Seal
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	30 years
Average Length	—	1.7 m
Average Weight	—	80.0 kg

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.

Common Seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Common Seal

가장 널리 분포하는 기각류인 항구물범(Phoca vitulina)은 북대서양과 북태평양 양쪽의 온대 및 아북극 연안에 서식한다. 성체는 최대 130kg에 달하며 바다에서 어류·오징어·갑각류를 사냥하고 해변이나 바위 위에서 쉬며 비슷한 시간을 보낸다. 크고 표정 풍부한 눈은 저조도 수중 시야에 적응되어 있다. 범고래·상어·북극곰의 중요한 먹이원이다.