Button Dodder vs Loyalty Long-fingered Bat

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Miniopterus robustior

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Loyalty Long-fingered Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Loyalty Long-fingered Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Miniopteridae
Genus	Cuscuta	Miniopterus
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Miniopterus robustior

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Loyalty Long-fingered Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Loyalty Long-fingered 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.

Loyalty Long-fingered 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.