Chilean rock rat vs snow buttercup

Aconaemys fuscus compared with Ranunculus nivalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chilean rock rat	snow buttercup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Octodontidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Aconaemys	Ranunculus
Species	Aconaemys fuscus	Ranunculus nivalis

Conservation Status

Chilean rock rat

LC — Least Concern

snow buttercup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chilean rock rat	snow buttercup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chilean rock rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

snow buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, 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.