Baron's Rice Rat vs Mountain Cherry

Aegialomys baroni compared with Prunus prostrata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baron's Rice Rat	Mountain Cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Aegialomys	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Aegialomys baroni	Prunus prostrata

Conservation Status

Baron's Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Cherry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baron's Rice Rat	Mountain Cherry
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.

Mountain Cherry

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.