Amazonian Marsh Rat vs Lentisk

Holochilus sciureus compared with Pistacia lentiscus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Lentisk
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Pistacia
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Pistacia lentiscus

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

Lentisk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Lentisk
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.

Lentisk

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.