Button Dodder vs Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Casinycteris campomaanensis

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cuscuta	Casinycteris
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Casinycteris campomaanensis

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat
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.

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

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.

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

The Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat (Casinycteris campomaanensis) is a species in the genus Casinycteris. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.