Baron's Rice Rat vs Stinging Tree

Aegialomys baroni compared with Dendrocnide peltata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baron's Rice Rat	Stinging Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Urticaceae
Genus	Aegialomys	Dendrocnide
Species	Aegialomys baroni	Dendrocnide peltata

Conservation Status

Baron's Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Stinging Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baron's Rice Rat	Stinging Tree
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.

Stinging Tree

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.