Button Dodder vs Zorro Volador De Lyle

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Zorro Volador De Lyle
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 lylei

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Zorro Volador De Lyle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Zorro Volador De Lyle
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 Lyle

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.