flax dodder vs Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

Cuscuta epilinum compared with Chodsigoa sodalis

Key Differences

• flax dodder is Extinct while Lesser Taiwanese Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	flax dodder	Lesser Taiwanese 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	Chodsigoa
Species	Cuscuta epilinum	Chodsigoa sodalis

Conservation Status

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	flax dodder	Lesser Taiwanese Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan