MUSARAÑA MENUDA vs Fiveangled dodder

Sorex minutissimus compared with Cuscuta pentagona

Key Differences

• MUSARAÑA MENUDA is Least Concern while Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	MUSARAÑA MENUDA	Fiveangled 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 minutissimus	Cuscuta pentagona

Conservation Status

MUSARAÑA MENUDA

LC — Least Concern

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	MUSARAÑA MENUDA	Fiveangled dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

MUSARAÑA MENUDA

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

Fiveangled dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (Norway, Poland, Romania), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway