Mongolian gerbil vs

Meriones unguiculatus compared with Sphingobacterium yanglingense

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian gerbil
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Bacteroidota (Bacteroidota)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Bacteroidia (Bacteroidia)
Order	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)	Sphingobacteriales (Sphingobacteriales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Sphingobacteriaceae
Genus	Meriones	Sphingobacterium
Species	Meriones unguiculatus	Sphingobacterium yanglingense

Conservation Status

Mongolian gerbil

NE — Not Evaluated

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongolian gerbil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian gerbil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Sphingobacterium yanglingense is a yellow-pigmented Gram-negative bacterium first described from Yangling, China. It inhabits agricultural soils and plant-associated environments in East Asian regions. This aerobic chemoheterotroph decomposes organic matter and contributes to soil microbial diversity in temperate agricultural landscapes.