flax dodder vs Musaraña de Campo

Cuscuta epilinum compared with Crocidura suaveolens

Key Differences

  • flax dodder is Extinct while Musaraña de Campo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank flax dodder Musaraña de Campo
Kingdom Plantae (planta) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (cordados)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order Solanales (Solanales) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Convolvulaceae Soricidae
Genus Cuscuta Crocidura
Species Cuscuta epilinum Crocidura suaveolens

Conservation Status

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Musaraña de Campo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute flax dodder Musaraña de Campo
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

flax dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (5 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Musaraña de Campo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (9 countries).

flax dodder

No description available.

Musaraña de Campo

No description available.

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