Button Dodder vs Chinese Shrew Mole

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Uropsilus soricipes

Key Differences

Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Chinese Shrew Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Solanales (อันดับมะเขือ)	Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Uropsilus
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Uropsilus soricipes

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Chinese Shrew Mole
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 Shrew Mole

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.