Long-tailed Marmot vs

Marmota caudata compared with Sphingomonas panni

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Marmot is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Marmot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Marmota	Sphingomonas
Species	Marmota caudata	Sphingomonas panni

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Marmot

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Sphingomonas panni is a yellow-pigmented, Gram-negative aerobic bacterium first isolated from a nylon-degrading environment. It inhabits industrial and contaminated soil environments where synthetic polymers may be present. This bacterium degrades nylon oligomers and participates in the breakdown of synthetic organic compounds.