Amazonian Marsh Rat vs hairy willow

Holochilus sciureus compared with Salix vestita

Key Differences

• Amazonian Marsh Rat is Least Concern while hairy willow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	hairy willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Salix
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Salix vestita

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

hairy willow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	hairy willow
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.

hairy willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.