Button Dodder vs Orange-throated Bat

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Lampronycteris brachyotis

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Orange-throated Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Orange-throated Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Solanales (ナス目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Lampronycteris
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Lampronycteris brachyotis

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Orange-throated Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Orange-throated 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.

Orange-throated Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.