Button Dodder vs Cachorro do Campo

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Lycalopex gymnocercus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Cachorro do Campo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Cachorro do Campo
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Cuscuta	Lycalopex
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Lycalopex gymnocercus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Cachorro do Campo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Cachorro do Campo
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.

Cachorro do Campo

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.