Button Dodder vs Palawan-Flughund

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Acerodon leucotis

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Palawan-Flughund is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Palawan-Flughund
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cuscuta	Acerodon
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Acerodon leucotis

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Palawan-Flughund

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Palawan-Flughund
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.

Palawan-Flughund

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.