Button Dodder vs Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Pteropus pumilus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cuscuta	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Pteropus pumilus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox
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.

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

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.