Amazonian Marsh Rat vs Key lime

Holochilus sciureus compared with Citrus aurantiifolia

Key Differences

• Amazonian Marsh Rat is Least Concern while Key lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Key lime
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum	Chordata (حبليات)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)
Order	Rodentia (قوارض)	Sapindales (صابونيات)
Family	Cricetidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Citrus
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Citrus aurantiifolia

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

Key lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Key lime
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazonian Marsh Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Key lime

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

Amazonian Marsh Rat

The Amazonian Marsh Rat (Holochilus sciureus) is a species in the genus Holochilus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia