Amazonian Marsh Rat vs black-olive

Holochilus sciureus compared with Terminalia buceras

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	black-olive
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Cricetidae	Combretaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Terminalia
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Terminalia buceras

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

black-olive

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	black-olive
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.

black-olive

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.

black-olive

The Black-olive (Terminalia buceras) is a species in the genus Terminalia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia