Button Dodder vs Desert Pocket Gopher

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Geomys arenarius

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Desert Pocket Gopher is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Desert Pocket Gopher
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Geomyidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Geomys
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Geomys arenarius

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Desert Pocket Gopher

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Desert Pocket Gopher
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.

Desert Pocket Gopher

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.