Button Dodder vs Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Crocidura suaveolens

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Lesser White-toothed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Lesser White-toothed 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	Crocidura
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Crocidura suaveolens

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Lesser White-toothed 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.

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (9 countries).

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.