Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew vs Yellow Dodder

Solisorex pearsoni compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew is Endangered while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew	Yellow 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	Solisorex	Cuscuta
Species	Solisorex pearsoni	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

EN — Endangered

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew	Yellow Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

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).