vs Malayan Water Shrew

Altererythrobacter troitsensis compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Erythrobacteraceae	Soricidae
Genus	Altererythrobacter	Chimarrogale
Species	Altererythrobacter troitsensis	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Malayan Water Shrew

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.