Button Dodder vs Northern Pika

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Ochotona hyperborea

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Northern Pika is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Northern 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 hyperborea

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Northern 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.

Northern 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.