Amazonian Marsh Rat vs Gilled lungfish

Holochilus sciureus compared with Protopterus amphibius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Gilled lungfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Protopteridae
Genus	Holochilus	Protopterus
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Protopterus amphibius

Evolutionary Relationship

Amazonian Marsh Rat and Gilled lungfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

Gilled lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Gilled lungfish
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.

Gilled lungfish

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.