Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Sphingobium limneticum

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Sphingobium
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Sphingobium limneticum

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Sphingobium limneticum is a Gram-negative aerobic rod first isolated from lake water environments, as its species name implies. It inhabits freshwater lakes and ponds across temperate regions. This chemoheterotroph decomposes dissolved organic matter in lacustrine environments and may degrade aromatic compounds.