Button Dodder vs Pale-winged Dog-like Bat

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Peropteryx pallidoptera

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Pale-winged Dog-like Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Pale-winged Dog-like Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Cuscuta	Peropteryx
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Peropteryx pallidoptera

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Pale-winged Dog-like Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Pale-winged Dog-like 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.

Pale-winged Dog-like 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.