Amazonian Marsh Rat vs Malayan porcupine

Holochilus sciureus compared with Hystrix brachyura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Malayan porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cricetidae	Hystricidae
Genus	Holochilus	Hystrix
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Hystrix brachyura

Evolutionary Relationship

Amazonian Marsh Rat and Malayan porcupine share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Malayan porcupine
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.

Malayan porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

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.