Brazilian Big-eyed Bat vs Button Dodder

Chiroderma doriae compared with Cuscuta cephalanthi

Key Differences

• Brazilian Big-eyed Bat is Least Concern while Button Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian Big-eyed 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	Phyllostomidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Chiroderma	Cuscuta
Species	Chiroderma doriae	Cuscuta cephalanthi

Conservation Status

Brazilian Big-eyed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian Big-eyed Bat	Button Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brazilian Big-eyed 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.

Brazilian Big-eyed Bat

The Brazilian Big-eyed Bat (Chiroderma doriae) is a species in the genus Chiroderma. 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.