Amazonian Marsh Rat vs Floating Fern

Holochilus sciureus compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Amazonian Marsh Rat is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Salvinia
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Floating Fern
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 Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.