Amazonian Marsh Rat vs Arrow-Wood

Holochilus sciureus compared with Viburnum dentatum

Key Differences

• Amazonian Marsh Rat is Least Concern while Arrow-Wood is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Arrow-Wood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Cricetidae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Viburnum
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Viburnum dentatum

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

Arrow-Wood

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Arrow-Wood
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.

Arrow-Wood

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Sweden and United States.

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.

Arrow-Wood

The Arrow-Wood, Viburnum dentatum, is a species. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.