Amazonian Marsh Rat vs Goa-bean

Holochilus sciureus compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

Amazonian Marsh Rat is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Psophocarpus
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Goa-bean
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.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.

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.