Bronze Tube-nosed Bat vs Button Dodder

Murina aenea compared with Cuscuta cephalanthi

Key Differences

• Bronze Tube-nosed Bat is Vulnerable while Button Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bronze Tube-nosed 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	Vespertilionidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Murina	Cuscuta
Species	Murina aenea	Cuscuta cephalanthi

Conservation Status

Bronze Tube-nosed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bronze Tube-nosed Bat	Button Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bronze Tube-nosed 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.

Bronze Tube-nosed Bat

The Bronze Tube-Nosed Bat (Murina aenea) is a species in the genus Murina. It is currently classified as Vulnerable 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.