Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Button Dodder

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Cuscuta cephalanthi

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Button Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit 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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Chironax	Cuscuta
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Cuscuta cephalanthi

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Button Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit 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-capped Fruit Bat

The Black-capped Fruit Bat (Chironax melanocephalus) is a species in the genus Chironax. 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.