Button Dodder vs Formosan Serow

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Solanales (อันดับมะเขือ)	Artiodactyla (อันดับสัตว์กีบคู่)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Cuscuta	Capricornis
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Formosan Serow
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.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.