Chilean rock rat vs Sacatrapo

Aconaemys fuscus compared with Caperonia palustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chilean rock rat	Sacatrapo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Octodontidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Aconaemys	Caperonia
Species	Aconaemys fuscus	Caperonia palustris

Conservation Status

Chilean rock rat

LC — Least Concern

Sacatrapo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chilean rock rat	Sacatrapo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chilean rock rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sacatrapo

Habitat

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

Range

Found across North America (6 countries) and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.