gratiola vs Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

Gratiola officinalis compared with Chodsigoa sodalis

Key Differences

• gratiola is Critically Endangered while Lesser Taiwanese Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gratiola	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	Plantaginaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Gratiola	Chodsigoa
Species	Gratiola officinalis	Chodsigoa sodalis

Conservation Status

gratiola

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	gratiola	Lesser Taiwanese Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

gratiola

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, France, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.