Amazonian Marsh Rat vs Horse-eye Bean

Holochilus sciureus compared with Mucuna sloanei

Key Differences

• Amazonian Marsh Rat is Least Concern while Horse-eye Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Horse-eye Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Mucuna
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Mucuna sloanei

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

Horse-eye Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Horse-eye Bean
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.

Horse-eye Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Guinea.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia