Button Dodder vs cigarrinha-do-campo

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Ammodramus aurifrons

Key Differences

  • Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while cigarrinha-do-campo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Button Dodder cigarrinha-do-campo
Kingdom Plantae (plantas) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (cordados)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Aves (ave)
Order Solanales (Solanales) Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family Convolvulaceae Passerellidae
Genus Cuscuta Ammodramus
Species Cuscuta cephalanthi Ammodramus aurifrons

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

cigarrinha-do-campo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Button Dodder cigarrinha-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.

cigarrinha-do-campo

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.

cigarrinha-do-campo

O pardal-de-sobrancelha-amarela (Ammodramus aurifrons) está classificado como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. É um pequeno passeriforme que habita pastagens, prados e arrozais das bacias Amazônica e do Orinoco na América do Sul, com ampla distribuição e população estável.

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