Button Dodder vs Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Thomasomys cinnameus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Thomasomys
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Thomasomys cinnameus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys
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.

Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.

Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys

The Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys (Thomasomys cinnameus) is a species in the genus Thomasomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.