Button Dodder vs Lesser Long-tongued Bat

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Choeroniscus minor

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Lesser Long-tongued Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Lesser Long-tongued Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Solanales (อันดับมะเขือ)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Choeroniscus
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Choeroniscus minor

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Lesser 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.

Lesser Long-tongued 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.