Fiveangled dodder vs Greater white-toothed shrew

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Crocidura russula

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Greater white-toothed shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Greater 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 pentagona	Crocidura russula

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater white-toothed shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Greater white-toothed shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fiveangled dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (Norway, Poland, Romania), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Greater white-toothed shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway