Amazonian Marsh Rat vs Eye Bright

Holochilus sciureus compared with Heliotropium angiospermum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Eye Bright
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Cricetidae	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Heliotropium
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Heliotropium angiospermum

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

Eye Bright

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Eye Bright
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.

Eye Bright

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Chile, 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.