Amazonian Marsh Rat vs Japanese glorybower

Holochilus sciureus compared with Clerodendrum japonicum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Japanese glorybower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Clerodendrum
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Clerodendrum japonicum

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

Japanese glorybower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Japanese glorybower
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.

Japanese glorybower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Guyana, Japan, Suriname, and United States.

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.