Lesser Taiwanese Shrew vs New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

Chodsigoa sodalis compared with Notopteris neocaledonicus

Key Differences

• Lesser Taiwanese Shrew is Data Deficient while New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Taiwanese Shrew	New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Soricidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Chodsigoa	Notopteris
Species	Chodsigoa sodalis	Notopteris neocaledonicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Taiwanese Shrew and New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Taiwanese Shrew	New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat
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.

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.