Lesser Taiwanese Shrew vs Running mountaingrass

Chodsigoa sodalis compared with Oplismenus compositus

Key Differences

• Lesser Taiwanese Shrew is Data Deficient while Running mountaingrass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Taiwanese Shrew	Running mountaingrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Chodsigoa	Oplismenus
Species	Chodsigoa sodalis	Oplismenus compositus

Conservation Status

Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Running mountaingrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Taiwanese Shrew	Running mountaingrass
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.

Running mountaingrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Indonesia, Taiwan), Europe (France, United Kingdom), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan