Button Dodder vs Veado-mateiro

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Mazama temama

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Veado-mateiro is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Veado-mateiro
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Cuscuta	Mazama
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Mazama temama

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Veado-mateiro

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Veado-mateiro
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.

Veado-mateiro

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.

Veado-mateiro

The Central American Red Brocket (Mazama temama) is a species in the genus Mazama. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Found in Colombia.