Anderson s Shrew Mole vs Greater dodder

Uropsilus andersoni compared with Cuscuta europaea

Key Differences

• Anderson s Shrew Mole is Data Deficient while Greater dodder is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anderson s Shrew Mole	Greater dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Talpidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Cuscuta
Species	Uropsilus andersoni	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Anderson s Shrew Mole

DD — Data Deficient

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anderson s Shrew Mole	Greater dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Anderson s Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

Anderson s Shrew Mole

The Anderson s Shrew Mole (Uropsilus andersoni) is a species in the genus Uropsilus. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.