Button Dodder vs Qu Yan

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Uropsilus soricipes

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Qu Yan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Qu Yan
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Solanales (茄目)	Soricomorpha (鼩形目)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Uropsilus
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Uropsilus soricipes

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Qu Yan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Qu Yan
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.

Qu Yan

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.

Qu Yan

The Chinese Shrew Mole (Uropsilus soricipes) is a species in the genus Uropsilus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.