Amazonian Marsh Rat vs grey-gum

Holochilus sciureus compared with Eucalyptus propinqua

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	grey-gum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Cricetidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Eucalyptus
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Eucalyptus propinqua

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

grey-gum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	grey-gum
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.

grey-gum

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

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.