Amazonian Marsh Rat vs Long Skimmer

Holochilus sciureus compared with Orthetrum trinacria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Long Skimmer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Cricetidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Holochilus	Orthetrum
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Orthetrum trinacria

Evolutionary Relationship

Amazonian Marsh Rat and Long Skimmer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

Long Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Long Skimmer
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.

Long Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.