Amazonian Marsh Rat vs fleshy starwort

Holochilus sciureus compared with Stellaria crassifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	fleshy starwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Stellaria
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Stellaria crassifolia

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

fleshy starwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	fleshy starwort
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.

fleshy starwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada).

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.