Lesser Taiwanese Shrew vs Prickly Heath

Chodsigoa sodalis compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Lesser Taiwanese Shrew is Data Deficient while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Taiwanese Shrew	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Soricidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Chodsigoa	Gaultheria
Species	Chodsigoa sodalis	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Taiwanese Shrew	Prickly Heath
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.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.