False Water Rat vs

Xeromys myoides compared with Sphingobacterium yanglingense

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Bacteroidota (Bacteroidota)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Bacteroidia (Bacteroidia)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Sphingobacteriales (Sphingobacteriales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Sphingobacteriaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Sphingobacterium
Species	Xeromys myoides	Sphingobacterium yanglingense

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Sphingobacterium yanglingense é uma bactéria Gram-negativa pigmentada de amarelo, descrita pela primeira vez de Yangling, China. Habita solos agrícolas e ambientes associados a plantas em regiões do Leste Asiático. Este quimio-heterótrofo aeróbio decompõe matéria orgânica e contribui para a diversidade microbiana do solo em paisagens agrícolas temperadas.