Chilean rock rat vs wild madder

Aconaemys fuscus compared with Rubia peregrina

Key Differences

• Chilean rock rat is Least Concern while wild madder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chilean rock rat	wild madder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Octodontidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Aconaemys	Rubia
Species	Aconaemys fuscus	Rubia peregrina

Conservation Status

Chilean rock rat

LC — Least Concern

wild madder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chilean rock rat	wild madder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chilean rock rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wild madder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, 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.