Burmese Short-tailed Shrew vs Button Dodder

Blarinella wardi compared with Cuscuta cephalanthi

Key Differences

• Burmese Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Button Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Button 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	Blarinella	Cuscuta
Species	Blarinella wardi	Cuscuta cephalanthi

Conservation Status

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Button Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Button Dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

The Burmese Short-tailed Shrew (Blarinella wardi) is a species in the genus Blarinella. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. 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.