Amazonian Marsh Rat vs Fat Sand Rat

Holochilus sciureus compared with Psammomys obesus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Fat Sand Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cricetidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Holochilus	Psammomys
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Psammomys obesus

Evolutionary Relationship

Amazonian Marsh Rat and Fat Sand Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Fat Sand Rat
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.

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.