Long-tailed Chinchilla vs

Chinchilla lanigera compared with Staphylococcus lentus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Chinchilla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Firmicutes (Firmicutes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacilli (Bacilli)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Staphylococcales
Family	Chinchillidae	Staphylococcaceae
Genus	Chinchilla	Staphylococcus
Species	Chinchilla lanigera	Staphylococcus lentus

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Chinchilla

NE — Not Evaluated

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Chinchilla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Chinchilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, and Ecuador.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Staphylococcus lentus is a coagulase-negative Gram-positive coccus primarily found on the skin of domestic animals including sheep, goats, and pigs. It inhabits the skin and mucosal surfaces of various mammalian hosts. This slow-growing commensal bacterium rarely causes disease but is occasionally isolated from animal skin infections.