Large Short-tailed Rat vs

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Sphingobium chlorophenolicum

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)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Sphingobium
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Sphingobium chlorophenolicum

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.

Sphingobium chlorophenolicum is a gram-negative bacterium in the family Sphingomonadaceae, renowned for its ability to degrade pentachlorophenol (PCP), a persistent organochlorine pollutant. It inhabits soil and water environments contaminated with chlorophenolic compounds and is a candidate for bioremediation applications. Its conservation status is not evaluated.