Amazonian Marsh Rat vs Floating Bladderwort

Holochilus sciureus compared with Utricularia radiata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Floating Bladderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Lentibulariaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Utricularia
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Utricularia radiata

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

Floating Bladderwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Floating Bladderwort
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.

Floating Bladderwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.