Oriente Cave Rat vs

Boromys offella compared with Sphingomonas panni

Key Differences

• Oriente Cave Rat is Extinct while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Oriente Cave Rat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Echimyidae	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Boromys	Sphingomonas
Species	Boromys offella	Sphingomonas panni

Conservation Status

Oriente Cave Rat

EX — Extinct

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Oriente Cave Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Oriente Cave Rat

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.