Chilean rock rat vs Valley redstem

Aconaemys fuscus compared with Ammannia coccinea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chilean rock rat	Valley redstem
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Octodontidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Aconaemys	Ammannia
Species	Aconaemys fuscus	Ammannia coccinea

Conservation Status

Chilean rock rat

LC — Least Concern

Valley redstem

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chilean rock rat	Valley redstem
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chilean rock rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Valley redstem

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (6 countries), and South America (Chile, Colombia).

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.