Button Dodder vs Naked-rumped Pouched Bat

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Saccolaimus saccolaimus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Naked-rumped Pouched Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Naked-rumped Pouched Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Cuscuta	Saccolaimus
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Saccolaimus saccolaimus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Naked-rumped Pouched Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Naked-rumped Pouched 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.

Naked-rumped Pouched 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.