Baron's Rice Rat vs Eastern Mole

Aegialomys baroni compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baron's Rice Rat	Eastern Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cricetidae	Talpidae
Genus	Aegialomys	Scalopus
Species	Aegialomys baroni	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

Baron's Rice Rat and Eastern Mole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Baron's Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baron's Rice Rat	Eastern Mole
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.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.