Baron's Rice Rat vs Mountain yam

Aegialomys baroni compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Baron's Rice Rat is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baron's Rice Rat	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Cricetidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Aegialomys	Dioscorea
Species	Aegialomys baroni	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Baron's Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baron's Rice Rat	Mountain yam
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 yam

Habitat

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

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.