Button Dodder vs Minahassa Pipistrelle

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Pipistrellus minahassae

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Minahassa Pipistrelle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Minahassa 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 minahassae

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Minahassa Pipistrelle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Minahassa 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.

Minahassa Pipistrelle

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.