Alfalfa dodder vs Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

Cuscuta approximata compared with Solisorex pearsoni

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Solisorex
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Solisorex pearsoni

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alfalfa dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Tajikistan), Europe (Hungary, Sweden), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alfalfa dodder

The Alfalfa dodder (Cuscuta approximata) is a species in the genus Cuscuta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.