Baron's Rice Rat vs Gargano Iris

Aegialomys baroni compared with Iris bicapitata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baron's Rice Rat	Gargano Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Cricetidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Aegialomys	Iris
Species	Aegialomys baroni	Iris bicapitata

Evolutionary Relationship

Baron's Rice Rat and Gargano Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Baron's Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Gargano Iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baron's Rice Rat	Gargano Iris
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.

Gargano Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.