Button Dodder vs coandu-mirim

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Coendou speratus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while coandu-mirim is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	coandu-mirim
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Coendou
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Coendou speratus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

coandu-mirim

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	coandu-mirim
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.

coandu-mirim

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.