Button Dodder vs Jingying Tianshu

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Microtus limnophilus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Jingying Tianshu is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Jingying Tianshu
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)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Microtus
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Microtus limnophilus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Jingying Tianshu

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Jingying Tianshu
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.

Jingying Tianshu

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.