Amazonian Marsh Rat vs Gregg ash

Holochilus sciureus compared with Fraxinus greggii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Gregg ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Oleaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Fraxinus
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Fraxinus greggii

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

Gregg ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Gregg ash
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.

Gregg ash

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.