Chinese Mole Shrew vs flax dodder

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Cuscuta epilinum

Key Differences

  • Chinese Mole Shrew is Least Concern while flax dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Mole Shrew flax 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 Anourosorex Cuscuta
Species Anourosorex squamipes Cuscuta epilinum

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Mole Shrew flax dodder
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

flax dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (5 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Chinese Mole Shrew

The Chinese Mole Shrew (Anourosorex squamipes) is a species in the genus Anourosorex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

flax dodder

No description available.

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