vs New Guinean planigale

Micrococcus terreus compared with Planigale novaeguineae

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while New Guinean planigale is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		New Guinean planigale
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Actinobacteriota (Actinobacteriota)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Actinomycetia (Actinomycetia)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Actinomycetales (Actinomycetales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Micrococcaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Micrococcus	Planigale
Species	Micrococcus terreus	Planigale novaeguineae

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

New Guinean planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		New Guinean planigale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

New Guinean planigale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Micrococcus terreus is a gram-positive coccus in the family Micrococcaceae, originally isolated from soil. Like other members of the genus, it is aerobic and often produces yellow-pigmented colonies due to carotenoid synthesis. Its conservation status is not evaluated.