Button Dodder vs Gray Slender Opossum

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Marmosops incanus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Gray Slender Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Gray Slender Opossum
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)	Didelphimorphia (负鼠目)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Marmosops
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Marmosops incanus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Gray Slender Opossum
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.

Gray Slender Opossum

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.