Button Dodder vs Niangara Free-tailed Bat

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Mops niangarae

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Niangara Free-tailed Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Niangara Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Mops
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Mops niangarae

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Niangara Free-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Niangara Free-tailed 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.

Niangara Free-tailed 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.