Alfalfa dodder vs Dsinezumi Shrew

Cuscuta approximata compared with Crocidura dsinezumi

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Dsinezumi Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Dsinezumi Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Crocidura
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Crocidura dsinezumi

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Dsinezumi Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Dsinezumi Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alfalfa dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Tajikistan), Europe (Hungary, Sweden), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Dsinezumi Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Japan.

Alfalfa dodder

The Alfalfa dodder (Cuscuta approximata) is a species in the genus Cuscuta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.