Button Dodder vs Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Rhinolophus sinicus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Rhinolophidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Rhinolophus
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Rhinolophus sinicus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Chinese Rufous Horseshoe 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.

Chinese Rufous Horseshoe 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.

Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat

The Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus sinicus) is a species in the genus Rhinolophus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.