vs Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Luteimonas mephitis compared with Chiropodomys calamianensis

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gammaproteobacteria (Gammaproteobacteria)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Xanthomonadales (Xanthomonadales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Xanthomonadaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Luteimonas	Chiropodomys
Species	Luteimonas mephitis	Chiropodomys calamianensis

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Luteimonas mephitis is a Gram-negative, yellow-pigmented bacterium isolated from soil environments with an unpleasant odor, referenced in its species name meaning stench. It inhabits organic-rich soils and sediments. This aerobic chemoheterotroph participates in the breakdown of sulfur-containing and other malodorous organic compounds.