Chilean rock rat vs rounded rustwort

Aconaemys fuscus compared with Marsupella sparsifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chilean rock rat	rounded rustwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Octodontidae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Aconaemys	Marsupella
Species	Aconaemys fuscus	Marsupella sparsifolia

Conservation Status

Chilean rock rat

LC — Least Concern

rounded rustwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chilean rock rat	rounded rustwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chilean rock rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

rounded rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.