Amazonian Marsh Rat vs forked veilwort

Holochilus sciureus compared with Metzgeria furcata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	forked veilwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Cricetidae	Metzgeriaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Metzgeria
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Metzgeria furcata

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

forked veilwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	forked veilwort
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.

forked veilwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.