Cachalote-anão vs Button Dodder

Globicephala melas compared with Cuscuta cephalanthi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cachalote-anão	Button Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Globicephala	Cuscuta
Species	Globicephala melas	Cuscuta cephalanthi

Conservation Status

Cachalote-anão

NE — Not Evaluated

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cachalote-anão	Button Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cachalote-anão

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Venezuela.

Button Dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Cachalote-anão

The American Black-Fish (Globicephala melas) is a species in the genus Globicephala. 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.