Button Dodder vs Zhonghua Shanfu

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Nyctalus plancyi

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Zhonghua Shanfu is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Zhonghua Shanfu
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Solanales (茄目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Nyctalus
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Nyctalus plancyi

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Zhonghua Shanfu

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Zhonghua Shanfu
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.

Zhonghua Shanfu

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Zhonghua Shanfu

The Chinese Noctule (Nyctalus plancyi) is a species in the genus Nyctalus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.