Lesser Taiwanese Shrew vs Mastic Thyme

Chodsigoa sodalis compared with Thymus mastichina

Key Differences

• Lesser Taiwanese Shrew is Data Deficient while Mastic Thyme is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Taiwanese Shrew	Mastic Thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Soricidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Chodsigoa	Thymus
Species	Chodsigoa sodalis	Thymus mastichina

Conservation Status

Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Mastic Thyme

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Taiwanese Shrew	Mastic Thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Mastic Thyme

Habitat

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