Button Dodder vs Caucasian Pygmy Shrew

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Sorex volnuchini

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Caucasian Pygmy Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Caucasian Pygmy 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	Sorex
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Sorex volnuchini

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Caucasian Pygmy Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Caucasian Pygmy Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Button Dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Caucasian Pygmy Shrew

Habitat

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.

Caucasian Pygmy Shrew

The Caucasian Pygmy Shrew (Sorex volnuchini) is a species in the genus Sorex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.