Button Dodder vs Handley's Nectar Bat

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Lonchophylla handleyi

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Handley's Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Handley's Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Lonchophylla
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Lonchophylla handleyi

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Handley's Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Handley's Nectar 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.

Handley's Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.