Chilean rock rat vs Thatch palm

Aconaemys fuscus compared with Sabal yapa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chilean rock rat	Thatch palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Octodontidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Aconaemys	Sabal
Species	Aconaemys fuscus	Sabal yapa

Conservation Status

Chilean rock rat

LC — Least Concern

Thatch palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chilean rock rat	Thatch palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chilean rock rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatch palm

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Cuba.

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.