Button Dodder vs Chinese Red Pika

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Ochotona erythrotis

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Chinese Red Pika is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Chinese Red Pika
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Solanales (อันดับมะเขือ)	Lagomorpha (อันดับกระต่าย)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Ochotona
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Ochotona erythrotis

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Chinese Red Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Chinese Red Pika
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.

Chinese Red Pika

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.

Chinese Red Pika

The Chinese Red Pika (Ochotona erythrotis) is a species in the genus Ochotona. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.