Chilean rock rat vs False Oat-Grass Smut

Aconaemys fuscus compared with Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Key Differences

• Chilean rock rat is Least Concern while False Oat-Grass Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chilean rock rat	False Oat-Grass Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Octodontidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Aconaemys	Urocystis
Species	Aconaemys fuscus	Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Conservation Status

Chilean rock rat

LC — Least Concern

False Oat-Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chilean rock rat	False Oat-Grass Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chilean rock rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Oat-Grass Smut

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.