vs Indochinese Ground Squirrel

Altererythrobacter troitsensis compared with Menetes berdmorei

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Indochinese Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Indochinese Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Erythrobacteraceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Altererythrobacter	Menetes
Species	Altererythrobacter troitsensis	Menetes berdmorei

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Indochinese Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Indochinese Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Indochinese Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Altererythrobacter troitsensis is a gram-negative, aerobic bacterium in the family Erythrobacteraceae, first described from Troitsk, Russia. Like other members of the genus, it may produce carotenoid pigments giving colonies a reddish-orange colour. Its conservation status is not evaluated.