Button Dodder vs Murciélago-frutero de Jamaica

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Murciélago-frutero de Jamaica is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Murciélago-frutero de Jamaica
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Artibeus
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Artibeus jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Murciélago-frutero de Jamaica

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Murciélago-frutero de Jamaica
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.

Murciélago-frutero de Jamaica

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.