Button Dodder vs Greater Broad-nosed Bat

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Platyrrhinus vittatus

Key Differences

  • Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Greater Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Button Dodder Greater Broad-nosed Bat
Kingdom Plantae (растения) Animalia (животные)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты) Chordata (хордовые)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order Solanales (паслёноцветные) Chiroptera (рукокрылые)
Family Convolvulaceae Phyllostomidae
Genus Cuscuta Platyrrhinus
Species Cuscuta cephalanthi Platyrrhinus vittatus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Button Dodder Greater Broad-nosed 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 Broad-nosed 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.

Greater Broad-nosed Bat

No description available.

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