Amazonian Marsh Rat vs Fringed rue

Holochilus sciureus compared with Ruta chalepensis

Key Differences

Amazonian Marsh Rat is Least Concern while Fringed rue is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Fringed rue
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Ruta
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Ruta chalepensis

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Fringed rue
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.

Fringed rue

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).

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.