Button Dodder vs Ega Long-tongued Bat

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Scleronycteris ega

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Ega Long-tongued Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Ega Long-tongued Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Scleronycteris
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Scleronycteris ega

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Ega Long-tongued Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Ega Long-tongued 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.

Ega Long-tongued Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.