Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

Chiropodomys major compared with Chodsigoa sodalis

Key Differences

• Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Least Concern while Lesser Taiwanese Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Lesser Taiwanese Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Soricidae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Chodsigoa
Species	Chiropodomys major	Chodsigoa sodalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse and Lesser Taiwanese Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Lesser Taiwanese Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.