False Water Rat vs Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

Xeromys myoides compared with Chodsigoa sodalis

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Lesser Taiwanese Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Lesser Taiwanese Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Soricidae
Genus	Xeromys	Chodsigoa
Species	Xeromys myoides	Chodsigoa sodalis

Evolutionary Relationship

False Water Rat and Lesser Taiwanese Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Lesser Taiwanese Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.