Chilean rock rat vs river moss

Aconaemys fuscus compared with Fontinalis hypnoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chilean rock rat	river moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Octodontidae	Fontinalaceae
Genus	Aconaemys	Fontinalis
Species	Aconaemys fuscus	Fontinalis hypnoides

Conservation Status

Chilean rock rat

LC — Least Concern

river moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chilean rock rat	river moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chilean rock rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

river moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.