Chilean rock rat vs small teasel

Aconaemys fuscus compared with Dipsacus pilosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chilean rock rat	small teasel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Octodontidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Aconaemys	Dipsacus
Species	Aconaemys fuscus	Dipsacus pilosus

Conservation Status

Chilean rock rat

LC — Least Concern

small teasel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chilean rock rat	small teasel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chilean rock rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small teasel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.