Amazonian Marsh Rat vs Gray Oak

Holochilus sciureus compared with Quercus grisea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Gray Oak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Cricetidae	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Holochilus	Quercus (Oaks)
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Quercus grisea

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

Gray Oak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Gray Oak
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.

Gray Oak

Habitat

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

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.