Button Dodder vs Zorro Volador Negro de Mauricio

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Pteropus niger

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Zorro Volador Negro de Mauricio is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Zorro Volador Negro de Mauricio
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 niger

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Zorro Volador Negro de Mauricio

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Zorro Volador Negro de Mauricio
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 Negro de Mauricio

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.