Lesser Taiwanese Shrew vs mersawa

Chodsigoa sodalis compared with Anisoptera costata

Key Differences

• Lesser Taiwanese Shrew is Data Deficient while mersawa is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Taiwanese Shrew	mersawa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Soricidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Chodsigoa	Anisoptera
Species	Chodsigoa sodalis	Anisoptera costata

Conservation Status

Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

mersawa

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Taiwanese Shrew	mersawa
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.

mersawa

Habitat

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