Burmese Short-tailed Shrew vs Fringed dodder

Blarinella wardi compared with Cuscuta suaveolens

Key Differences

  • Burmese Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Fringed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Burmese Short-tailed Shrew Fringed 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 suaveolens

Conservation Status

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Fringed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Burmese Short-tailed Shrew Fringed dodder
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Europe (17 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.

Fringed dodder

No description available.

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