Chilean rock rat vs roundleaf toothcup

Aconaemys fuscus compared with Rotala rotundifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chilean rock rat	roundleaf toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Octodontidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Aconaemys	Rotala
Species	Aconaemys fuscus	Rotala rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Chilean rock rat

LC — Least Concern

roundleaf toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chilean rock rat	roundleaf toothcup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chilean rock rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

roundleaf toothcup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Taiwan, 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.