Button Dodder vs Lesser Chiruromys

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Chiruromys vates

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Lesser Chiruromys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Lesser Chiruromys
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	Chiruromys
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Chiruromys vates

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Chiruromys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Lesser Chiruromys
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 Chiruromys

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.