Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Button Dodder

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Cuscuta cephalanthi

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Tomb Bat is Least Concern while Button Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Button Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Cuscuta
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Cuscuta cephalanthi

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Button Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Button Dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

The Black-bearded Tomb Bat (Taphozous melanopogon) is a species in the genus Taphozous. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. 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.