Baron's Rice Rat vs Forest Ironplum

Aegialomys baroni compared with Drypetes gerrardii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baron's Rice Rat	Forest Ironplum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Putranjivaceae
Genus	Aegialomys	Drypetes
Species	Aegialomys baroni	Drypetes gerrardii

Conservation Status

Baron's Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Forest Ironplum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baron's Rice Rat	Forest Ironplum
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.

Forest Ironplum

Habitat

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

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.