Button Dodder vs Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Chilonatalus micropus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Natalidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Chilonatalus
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Chilonatalus micropus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared 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.

Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.