Baron's Rice Rat vs Salento Iris

Aegialomys baroni compared with Iris revoluta

Key Differences

• Baron's Rice Rat is Least Concern while Salento Iris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baron's Rice Rat	Salento Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Cricetidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Aegialomys	Iris
Species	Aegialomys baroni	Iris revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

Baron's Rice Rat and Salento Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Baron's Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baron's Rice Rat	Salento Iris
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.

Salento Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.