Chilean rock rat vs Dilated Scalewort

Aconaemys fuscus compared with Frullania dilatata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chilean rock rat	Dilated Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Octodontidae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Aconaemys	Frullania
Species	Aconaemys fuscus	Frullania dilatata

Conservation Status

Chilean rock rat

LC — Least Concern

Dilated Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chilean rock rat	Dilated Scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chilean rock rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dilated Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries).

Chilean rock rat

The Chilean rock rat (Aconaemys fuscus) is a species in the genus Aconaemys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.