Button Dodder vs Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Lonchorhina orinocensis

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Lonchorhina
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Lonchorhina orinocensis

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Orinocoan Sword-nosed 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.

Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela. 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.