Button Dodder vs Lesser Capybara

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Hydrochoerus isthmius

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Lesser Capybara is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Lesser Capybara
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Caviidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Hydrochoerus
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Hydrochoerus isthmius

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Capybara

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Lesser Capybara
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.

Lesser Capybara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.