Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs

Chiropodomys calamianensis compared with Sphingopyxis granuli

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Sphingopyxis
Species	Chiropodomys calamianensis	Sphingopyxis granuli

Conservation Status

Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Sphingopyxis granuli is a Gram-negative alphaproteobacterium in the family Sphingomonadaceae, characterized by its yellow-pigmented colonies and the presence of sphingolipids in its membrane—a trait shared across the family. It was isolated from granule-associated material and is aerobic, rod-shaped, and motile. Sphingopyxis species are common in soils, freshwater, and plant-associated environments.