Button Dodder vs Japanese Pipistrelle

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Pipistrellus abramus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Japanese Pipistrelle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Japanese Pipistrelle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Pipistrellus
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Pipistrellus abramus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Pipistrelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Japanese Pipistrelle
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.

Japanese Pipistrelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Japan and Taiwan.

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.