Chilean rock rat vs sand muhly

Aconaemys fuscus compared with Muhlenbergia arenicola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chilean rock rat	sand muhly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Octodontidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Aconaemys	Muhlenbergia
Species	Aconaemys fuscus	Muhlenbergia arenicola

Conservation Status

Chilean rock rat

LC — Least Concern

sand muhly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chilean rock rat	sand muhly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chilean rock rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sand muhly

Habitat

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

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.