Button Dodder vs Zorro Volador De Gilliard

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Pteropus gilliardorum

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Zorro Volador De Gilliard is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Zorro Volador De Gilliard
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cuscuta	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Pteropus gilliardorum

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Zorro Volador De Gilliard

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Zorro Volador De Gilliard
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.

Zorro Volador De Gilliard

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.