Baron's Rice Rat vs Neat Caps

Aegialomys baroni compared with Caladenia cracens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baron's Rice Rat	Neat Caps
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Cricetidae	Orchidaceae
Genus	Aegialomys	Caladenia
Species	Aegialomys baroni	Caladenia cracens

Conservation Status

Baron's Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Neat Caps

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baron's Rice Rat	Neat Caps
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.

Neat Caps

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.