vs Mound-building Mouse

Ensifer arboris compared with Mus spicilegus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Mound-building Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Mound-building Mouse
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rhizobiales (Rhizobiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rhizobiaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Ensifer	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Ensifer arboris	Mus spicilegus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Mound-building Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ensifer arboris is a Gram-negative, nitrogen-fixing bacterium forming effective root nodules on leguminous trees in arid and semi-arid regions of Africa and Asia. It inhabits the rhizosphere and root nodules of Prosopis and other acacia-like leguminous trees in tropical and subtropical environments. This bacterium converts atmospheric nitrogen into biologically available ammonia for its host trees.