Bicó vs Button Dodder

Cacajao ayresi compared with Cuscuta cephalanthi

Key Differences

• Bicó is Least Concern while Button Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bicó	Button Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (primatas)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Pitheciidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Cacajao	Cuscuta
Species	Cacajao ayresi	Cuscuta cephalanthi

Conservation Status

Bicó

LC — Least Concern

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bicó	Button Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bicó

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Button Dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Bicó

The Aracá Uakari (Cacajao ayresi) is a species in the genus Cacajao. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. 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.