Chilean rock rat vs Foxtail

Aconaemys fuscus compared with Amaranthus caudatus

Key Differences

• Chilean rock rat is Least Concern while Foxtail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chilean rock rat	Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Octodontidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Aconaemys	Amaranthus
Species	Aconaemys fuscus	Amaranthus caudatus

Conservation Status

Chilean rock rat

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chilean rock rat	Foxtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chilean rock rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Foxtail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.