Amazonian Marsh Rat vs Dafodill

Holochilus sciureus compared with Narcissus albimarginatus

Key Differences

• Amazonian Marsh Rat is Least Concern while Dafodill is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Dafodill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Cricetidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Narcissus
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Narcissus albimarginatus

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

Dafodill

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Dafodill
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.

Dafodill

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.