vs Ecuadorian Cotton Rat

Dyadobacter jiangsuensis compared with Sigmodon inopinatus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Ecuadorian Cotton Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Ecuadorian Cotton Rat
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Bacteroidota (Bacteroidota)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Bacteroidia (Bacteroidia)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Cytophagales (Cytophagales)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Spirosomaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Dyadobacter	Sigmodon
Species	Dyadobacter jiangsuensis	Sigmodon inopinatus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Ecuadorian Cotton Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Ecuadorian Cotton Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Ecuadorian Cotton Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Dyadobacter jiangsuensis is a Gram-negative, orange-pigmented bacterium in the family Cytophagaceae, first isolated from soil samples in Jiangsu Province, China. It is aerobic, rod-shaped, and non-motile, with the capacity to degrade polysaccharides in its soil environment. The genus Dyadobacter is part of the diverse Bacteroidetes phylum widely distributed in terrestrial and freshwater habitats.