Chilean rock rat vs Malayan-sword

Aconaemys fuscus compared with Aglaonema simplex

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chilean rock rat	Malayan-sword
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Octodontidae	Araceae
Genus	Aconaemys	Aglaonema
Species	Aconaemys fuscus	Aglaonema simplex

Conservation Status

Chilean rock rat

LC — Least Concern

Malayan-sword

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chilean rock rat	Malayan-sword
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chilean rock rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan-sword

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in 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.