Amazonian Marsh Rat vs Hind's Black Walnut

Holochilus sciureus compared with Juglans hindsii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Hind's Black Walnut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Cricetidae	Juglandaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Juglans
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Juglans hindsii

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

Hind's Black Walnut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Hind's Black Walnut
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.

Hind's Black Walnut

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.