Giant Mole Shrew vs Greater dodder

Blarina brevicauda compared with Cuscuta europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Mole Shrew	Greater 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	Blarina	Cuscuta
Species	Blarina brevicauda	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Mole Shrew	Greater dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Greater dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States