Mata Perro vs Dama de Día

Cestrum bigibbosum compared with Cestrum diurnum

Key Differences

• Mata Perro is Not Evaluated while Dama de Día is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mata Perro	Dama de Día
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Solanales (Solanales)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family same	Solanaceae	Solanaceae
Genus same	Cestrum	Cestrum
Species	Cestrum bigibbosum	Cestrum diurnum

Evolutionary Relationship

Mata Perro and Dama de Día share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cestrum.

Conservation Status

Mata Perro

NE — Not Evaluated

Dama de Día

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mata Perro	Dama de Día
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mata Perro

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Dama de Día

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Bangladesh, India, Nepal), North America (Bahamas, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil).

Mata Perro

The Bigibbous Cestrum (Cestrum bigibbosum) is a species in the genus Cestrum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.