Amazonian Marsh Rat vs Field restharrow

Holochilus sciureus compared with Ononis arvensis

Key Differences

• Amazonian Marsh Rat is Least Concern while Field restharrow is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Field restharrow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Ononis
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Ononis arvensis

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

Field restharrow

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Field restharrow
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.

Field restharrow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across France, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.