Baron's Rice Rat vs Italian Crocus

Aegialomys baroni compared with Crocus longiflorus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baron's Rice Rat	Italian Crocus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Cricetidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Aegialomys	Crocus
Species	Aegialomys baroni	Crocus longiflorus

Conservation Status

Baron's Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Italian Crocus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baron's Rice Rat	Italian Crocus
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.

Italian Crocus

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.