Button Dodder vs Grandidier's Trident Bat

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Paratriaenops auritus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Grandidier's Trident Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Grandidier's Trident Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Rhinonycteridae
Genus	Cuscuta	Paratriaenops
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Paratriaenops auritus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Grandidier's Trident Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Grandidier's Trident 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.

Grandidier's Trident 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.