Devil's Bit vs Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

Ruellia tuberosa compared with Chodsigoa sodalis

Key Differences

• Devil's Bit is Not Evaluated while Lesser Taiwanese Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Bit	Lesser Taiwanese Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Acanthaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Ruellia	Chodsigoa
Species	Ruellia tuberosa	Chodsigoa sodalis

Conservation Status

Devil's Bit

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Bit	Lesser Taiwanese Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Bit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (9 countries), North America (Bahamas, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (4 countries).

Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan