Northern Treeshrew vs

Tupaia belangeri compared with Sphingobium abikonense

Key Differences

• Northern Treeshrew is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Treeshrew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Tupaia	Sphingobium
Species	Tupaia belangeri	Sphingobium abikonense

Conservation Status

Northern Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Treeshrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Sphingobium abikonense is a Gram-negative aerobic rod first isolated in Abiko, Japan, capable of degrading xenobiotic compounds. It inhabits contaminated soils and sediments in industrial regions. This chemoheterotrophic bacterium degrades polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and aromatic compounds in polluted environments.