Button Dodder vs Indochinese Chiromyscus

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Chiromyscus chiropus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Indochinese Chiromyscus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Indochinese Chiromyscus
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cuscuta	Chiromyscus
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Chiromyscus chiropus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Indochinese Chiromyscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Indochinese Chiromyscus
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.

Indochinese Chiromyscus

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.