Button Dodder vs Merriam s Deermouse

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Peromyscus merriami

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Merriam s Deermouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Merriam s Deermouse
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Solanales (อันดับมะเขือ)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Peromyscus
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Peromyscus merriami

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Merriam s Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Merriam s Deermouse
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.

Merriam s Deermouse

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.