Lesser Taiwanese Shrew vs Small Suncup

Chodsigoa sodalis compared with Aspidonepsis flava

Key Differences

• Lesser Taiwanese Shrew is Data Deficient while Small Suncup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Taiwanese Shrew	Small Suncup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Soricidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Chodsigoa	Aspidonepsis
Species	Chodsigoa sodalis	Aspidonepsis flava

Conservation Status

Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Small Suncup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Taiwanese Shrew	Small Suncup
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.

Small Suncup

Habitat

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