Button Dodder vs Chinese Pipistrelle

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Hypsugo pulveratus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Chinese Pipistrelle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Chinese Pipistrelle
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Hypsugo
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Hypsugo pulveratus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Chinese Pipistrelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Chinese 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.

Chinese Pipistrelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Chinese Pipistrelle

The Chinese Pipistrelle (Hypsugo pulveratus) is a species in the genus Hypsugo. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found in Taiwan.