Baron's Rice Rat vs Dirty-leaved Dandelion

Aegialomys baroni compared with Taraxacum pachymerum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Baron's Rice Rat Dirty-leaved Dandelion
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family Cricetidae Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus Aegialomys Taraxacum
Species Aegialomys baroni Taraxacum pachymerum

Conservation Status

Baron's Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Dirty-leaved Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Baron's Rice Rat Dirty-leaved Dandelion
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baron's Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Dirty-leaved Dandelion

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Baron's Rice Rat

The Baron's Rice Rat (Aegialomys baroni) is a species in the genus Aegialomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dirty-leaved Dandelion

No description available.

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