vs False Water Rat

Erythrobacter pelagi compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		False Water Rat
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sphingomonadaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Erythrobacter	Xeromys
Species	Erythrobacter pelagi	Xeromys myoides

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		False Water 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.

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Erythrobacter pelagi is a gram-negative, aerobic bacterium in the family Erythrobacteraceae, isolated from open ocean (pelagic) environments. Like other Erythrobacter species, it produces carotenoid pigments and is adapted to oligotrophic marine conditions. Its conservation status is not evaluated.