Chinese Mole Shrew vs large-seed dodder

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Cuscuta indecora

Key Differences

• Chinese Mole Shrew is Least Concern while large-seed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Mole Shrew	large-seed 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 indecora

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

large-seed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Mole Shrew	large-seed dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

large-seed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia.

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.