aquatic rat vs Devil Maple

Anotomys leander compared with Acer diabolicum

Key Differences

• aquatic rat is Endangered while Devil Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	aquatic rat	Devil Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (грызуны)	Sapindales (сапиндоцветные)
Family	Cricetidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Anotomys	Acer
Species	Anotomys leander	Acer diabolicum

Conservation Status

aquatic rat

EN — Endangered

Devil Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	aquatic rat	Devil Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

aquatic rat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Devil Maple

Habitat

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

aquatic rat

The Aquatic rat (Anotomys leander) is a species in the genus Anotomys. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.