Button Dodder vs North American Hoary Bat

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Aeorestes cinereus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while North American Hoary Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	North American Hoary Bat
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	Aeorestes
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Aeorestes cinereus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

North American Hoary Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	North American Hoary 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.

North American Hoary Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across United States and Venezuela.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States