Button Dodder vs Bicho-Preguiça

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Bradypus torquatus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Bicho-Preguiça is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Bicho-Preguiça
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Bradypodidae (Three-toed Sloths)
Genus	Cuscuta	Bradypus (Three-toed Sloths)
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Bradypus torquatus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Bicho-Preguiça

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Bicho-Preguiça
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.

Bicho-Preguiça

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.