Amazonian Marsh Rat vs greater chickweed

Holochilus sciureus compared with Stellaria neglecta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	greater chickweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Stellaria
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Stellaria neglecta

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

greater chickweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	greater chickweed
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.

greater chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (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.