Amazonian Marsh Rat vs iron-grass

Holochilus sciureus compared with Spermacoce confusa

Key Differences

• Amazonian Marsh Rat is Least Concern while iron-grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	iron-grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cricetidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Spermacoce
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Spermacoce confusa

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

iron-grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	iron-grass
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.

iron-grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Timor-Leste.

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