Baron's Rice Rat vs Mexican-olive

Aegialomys baroni compared with Cordia boissieri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Baron's Rice Rat Mexican-olive
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family Cricetidae Cordiaceae
Genus Aegialomys Cordia
Species Aegialomys baroni Cordia boissieri

Conservation Status

Baron's Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Mexican-olive

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Baron's Rice Rat Mexican-olive
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.

Mexican-olive

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.

Mexican-olive

No description available.

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