Devil'S Urn vs Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

Urnula craterium compared with Chodsigoa sodalis

Key Differences

Devil'S Urn is Endangered while Lesser Taiwanese Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Urn	Lesser Taiwanese Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Sarcosomataceae	Soricidae
Genus	Urnula	Chodsigoa
Species	Urnula craterium	Chodsigoa sodalis

Conservation Status

Devil'S Urn

EN — Endangered

Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Urn	Lesser Taiwanese Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Urn

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.