Little Desert Pocket Mouse vs

Chaetodipus arenarius compared with Sphingobium ummariense

Key Differences

• Little Desert Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Desert Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Chaetodipus	Sphingobium
Species	Chaetodipus arenarius	Sphingobium ummariense

Conservation Status

Little Desert Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Desert Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little Desert Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Sphingobium ummariense is a Gram-negative aerobic bacterium first described from Ummari, India, reflecting its geographic isolation locality. It inhabits tropical soils of South Asia. This chemoheterotrophic rod degrades aromatic compounds and other organic substrates in warm terrestrial environments.