Musaraña de Arizona vs Greater dodder

Sorex arizonae compared with Cuscuta europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Musaraña de Arizona Greater dodder
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (planta)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (mamíferos) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Solanales (Solanales)
Family Soricidae Convolvulaceae
Genus Sorex Cuscuta
Species Sorex arizonae Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Musaraña de Arizona

LC — Least Concern

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Musaraña de Arizona Greater dodder
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Musaraña de Arizona

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).

Musaraña de Arizona

The Arizona Shrew, Sorex arizonae, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater dodder

No description available.

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