Chilean rock rat vs false pepperwort

Aconaemys fuscus compared with Marsilea crenata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chilean rock rat	false pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Octodontidae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Aconaemys	Marsilea
Species	Aconaemys fuscus	Marsilea crenata

Conservation Status

Chilean rock rat

LC — Least Concern

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chilean rock rat	false pepperwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chilean rock rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

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.