Fringed dodder vs Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Cuscuta suaveolens compared with Dendrogale murina

Key Differences

• Fringed dodder is Not Evaluated while Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed dodder	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Dendrogale
Species	Cuscuta suaveolens	Dendrogale murina

Conservation Status

Fringed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed dodder	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Europe (17 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.