Button Dodder vs Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Chaerephon johorensis

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Lesser Northern Free-tailed 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	Chaerephon
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Chaerephon johorensis

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Lesser Northern Free-tailed 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.

Lesser Northern Free-tailed 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.