Lesser Taiwanese Shrew vs Thatching grass

Chodsigoa sodalis compared with Hyparrhenia hirta

Key Differences

• Lesser Taiwanese Shrew is Data Deficient while Thatching grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Taiwanese Shrew	Thatching grass
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	Hyparrhenia
Species	Chodsigoa sodalis	Hyparrhenia hirta

Conservation Status

Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Thatching grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Taiwanese Shrew	Thatching grass
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.

Thatching grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan