Button Dodder vs Rato de Espinho

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Carterodon sulcidens

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Rato de Espinho is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Rato de Espinho
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Carterodon
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Carterodon sulcidens

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Rato de Espinho

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Rato de Espinho
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.

Rato de Espinho

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.