Button Dodder vs Greater Naked Bat

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Cheiromeles torquatus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Greater Naked Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Greater Naked Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Cheiromeles
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Cheiromeles torquatus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Greater Naked 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.

Greater Naked 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.