Baron's Rice Rat vs Gambia-pea

Aegialomys baroni compared with Crotalaria goreensis

Key Differences

• Baron's Rice Rat is Least Concern while Gambia-pea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baron's Rice Rat	Gambia-pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Aegialomys	Crotalaria
Species	Aegialomys baroni	Crotalaria goreensis

Conservation Status

Baron's Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Gambia-pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baron's Rice Rat	Gambia-pea
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.

Gambia-pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (India, Malaysia, Taiwan), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Nauru, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Guyana).

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.