Chilean rock rat vs Goa-bean

Aconaemys fuscus compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Chilean rock rat is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chilean rock rat	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Octodontidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Aconaemys	Psophocarpus
Species	Aconaemys fuscus	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Chilean rock rat

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chilean rock rat	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chilean rock rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.

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.