Button Dodder vs Greater Long-tongued Bat

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Choeroniscus periosus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Greater Long-tongued Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Greater Long-tongued Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Choeroniscus
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Choeroniscus periosus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Long-tongued Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Greater Long-tongued 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.

Greater Long-tongued Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.