Cloud Forest Akodont vs

Akodon torques compared with Pontibacter korlensis

Key Differences

• Cloud Forest Akodont is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cloud Forest Akodont
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Bacteroidota (バクテロイデス門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Bacteroidia (バクテロイデス綱)
Order	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Cytophagales (シトファーガ目)
Family	Cricetidae	Hymenobacteraceae
Genus	Akodon	Pontibacter
Species	Akodon torques	Pontibacter korlensis

Conservation Status

Cloud Forest Akodont

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cloud Forest Akodont
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cloud Forest Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Cloud Forest Akodont

Cloud forest akodonts are small rodents in the genus Akodon (family Cricetidae, subfamily Sigmodontinae) adapted to the cool, moist cloud forests of the Andean mountain chain in South America. These small mice, typically 15–25 g body weight, are among the most diverse rodent genera in the Neotropics, with dozens of species occupying a range of habitats from tropical lowland forest to high-elevation grasslands and cloud forest margins. Cloud forest species live in mossy, fern-rich undergrowth at elevations typically between 1,500 and 3,500 meters, where they forage for seeds, fungi, invertebrates, and plant material among dense vegetation and under fallen logs. Akodonts are important prey species for forest raptors, small cats, and mustelids, and serve as seed dispersers in cloud forest ecosystems. Many cloud forest akodont species have restricted ranges tied to specific elevation bands on individual mountain ranges, making them vulnerable to climate change-driven upslope habitat shifts that compress available habitat and may eventually eliminate suitable conditions on mountains of insufficient height.

Pontibacter korlensisは中国新疆ウイグル自治区コルラ近郊の塩分土壌から最初に単離されたグラム陰性オレンジ色色素の細菌である。中央アジアの乾燥した砂漠土壌と塩分のある陸上環境に生息する。この好気性化学有機栄養生物はカロテノイド色素を産生し、極端な乾燥および塩分条件に適応している。