''Aconaemys'' is a genus of

rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia ( ), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and Mandible, lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal specie ...

in the family

Octodontidae Octodontidae is a family of rodents, restricted to southwestern South America. Fourteen species of octodontid are recognised, arranged in seven genera. The best known species is the common degu, ''Octodon degus''. Octodontids are medium-sized ...

. It contains the following species: * Chilean rock rat (''Aconaemys fuscus'') * Porter's rock rat (''Aconaemys porteri'') * Sage's rock rat (''Aconaemys sagei'')

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* Rodent genera Mammals described in 1891 Taxa named by Florentino Ameghino Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{rodent-stub