Large Short-tailed Rat vs

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Pontibacter korlensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bacteroidota (Bacteroidota)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacteroidia (Bacteroidia)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cytophagales (Cytophagales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Hymenobacteraceae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Pontibacter
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Pontibacter korlensis

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Pontibacter korlensis is a Gram-negative, orange-pigmented bacterium first isolated from saline soils near Korla, Xinjiang, China. It inhabits arid desert soils and saline terrestrial environments of Central Asia. This aerobic chemoheterotroph produces carotenoid pigments and is adapted to extreme arid and saline conditions.