Button Dodder vs Madeiran Pipistrelle

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Pipistrellus maderensis

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Madeiran Pipistrelle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Madeiran 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 maderensis

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Madeiran Pipistrelle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Madeiran 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.

Madeiran Pipistrelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.