Lesser Taiwanese Shrew vs Red-legged Sun Squirrel

Chodsigoa sodalis compared with Heliosciurus rufobrachium

Key Differences

• Lesser Taiwanese Shrew is Data Deficient while Red-legged Sun Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Taiwanese Shrew	Red-legged Sun Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Chodsigoa	Heliosciurus
Species	Chodsigoa sodalis	Heliosciurus rufobrachium

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Taiwanese Shrew and Red-legged Sun Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Red-legged Sun Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Taiwanese Shrew	Red-legged Sun Squirrel
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.

Red-legged Sun Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.