Baron's Rice Rat vs Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Aegialomys baroni compared with Nymphoides cordata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baron's Rice Rat	Eight-Angled Floatingheart
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Menyanthaceae
Genus	Aegialomys	Nymphoides
Species	Aegialomys baroni	Nymphoides cordata

Conservation Status

Baron's Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baron's Rice Rat	Eight-Angled Floatingheart
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.

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.