Owl s Spiny Rat vs

Carterodon sulcidens compared with Sphingomonas panni

Key Differences

• Owl s Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Owl s Spiny 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	Carterodon	Sphingomonas
Species	Carterodon sulcidens	Sphingomonas panni

Conservation Status

Owl s Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Owl s Spiny Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Owl s Spiny 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.