Bornean Water Shrew vs Yellow Dodder

Chimarrogale phaeura compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

  • Bornean Water Shrew is Endangered while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bornean Water Shrew Yellow Dodder
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Solanales (Solanales)
Family Soricidae Convolvulaceae
Genus Chimarrogale Cuscuta
Species Chimarrogale phaeura Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bornean Water Shrew Yellow Dodder
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

Bornean Water Shrew

The Bornean Water Shrew (Chimarrogale phaeura) is a species in the genus Chimarrogale. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Dodder

No description available.

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