Chilean rock rat vs Field Maple

Aconaemys fuscus compared with Acer campestre

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chilean rock rat	Field Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Octodontidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Aconaemys	Acer
Species	Aconaemys fuscus	Acer campestre

Conservation Status

Chilean rock rat

LC — Least Concern

Field Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chilean rock rat	Field Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chilean rock rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Field Maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.