Chilean rock rat vs Tear Dropper

Aconaemys fuscus compared with Cylindrobasidium laeve

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chilean rock rat	Tear Dropper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Octodontidae	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Aconaemys	Cylindrobasidium
Species	Aconaemys fuscus	Cylindrobasidium laeve

Conservation Status

Chilean rock rat

LC — Least Concern

Tear Dropper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chilean rock rat	Tear Dropper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chilean rock rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tear Dropper

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.