Button Dodder vs LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Thyroptera lavali

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Thyropteridae
Genus	Cuscuta	Thyroptera
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Thyroptera lavali

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	LaVal's Disk-winged 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.

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and 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.