Incan shrew opossum vs Yellow Dodder

Lestoros inca compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Incan shrew opossum is Least Concern while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Incan shrew opossum	Yellow Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Paucituberculata (Paucituberculata)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Caenolestidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Lestoros	Cuscuta
Species	Lestoros inca	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Incan shrew opossum

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Incan shrew opossum	Yellow Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Incan shrew opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).