Chinese Mole Shrew vs hop dodder

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Cuscuta lupuliformis

Key Differences

• Chinese Mole Shrew is Least Concern while hop dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Mole Shrew	hop 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 lupuliformis

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

hop dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Mole Shrew	hop dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

hop dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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.