vs Large Short-tailed Rat

Altererythrobacter troitsensis compared with Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Large Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Large Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Erythrobacteraceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Altererythrobacter	Brachyuromys
Species	Altererythrobacter troitsensis	Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Large Short-tailed Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Large Short-tailed Rat

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.