Button Dodder vs Cursorial Akodont

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Akodon cursor

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Cursorial Akodont is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Cursorial Akodont
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Solanales (가지목)	Rodentia (설치류)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Akodon
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Akodon cursor

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Cursorial Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Cursorial Akodont
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.

Cursorial Akodont

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.