Button Dodder vs Potto

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Primates (primatas)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Perodicticus
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Potto
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.

Potto

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.