Chilean rock rat vs golden draba

Aconaemys fuscus compared with Draba aurea

Key Differences

• Chilean rock rat is Least Concern while golden draba is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chilean rock rat	golden draba
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Octodontidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Aconaemys	Draba
Species	Aconaemys fuscus	Draba aurea

Conservation Status

Chilean rock rat

LC — Least Concern

golden draba

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chilean rock rat	golden draba
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chilean rock rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

golden draba

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.