Baron's Rice Rat vs Rata-canguro de Merriam

Aegialomys baroni compared with Dipodomys merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baron's Rice Rat	Rata-canguro de Merriam
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cricetidae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Aegialomys	Dipodomys
Species	Aegialomys baroni	Dipodomys merriami

Evolutionary Relationship

Baron's Rice Rat and Rata-canguro de Merriam share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Baron's Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Rata-canguro de Merriam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baron's Rice Rat	Rata-canguro de Merriam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baron's Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Rata-canguro de Merriam

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Baron's Rice Rat

The Baron's Rice Rat (Aegialomys baroni) is a species in the genus Aegialomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.