Amazonian Marsh Rat vs Light Red Meranti

Holochilus sciureus compared with Shorea lepidota

Key Differences

• Amazonian Marsh Rat is Least Concern while Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Cricetidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Shorea
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Shorea lepidota

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Light Red Meranti
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.

Light Red Meranti

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.