Button Dodder vs Northern Hog-badger

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Arctonyx albogularis

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Northern Hog-badger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Northern Hog-badger
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Cuscuta	Arctonyx
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Arctonyx albogularis

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Hog-badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Northern Hog-badger
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.

Northern Hog-badger

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.