Amazonian Marsh Rat vs mortel

Holochilus sciureus compared with Erythrina mitis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	mortel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Erythrina
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Erythrina mitis

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

mortel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	mortel
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.

mortel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Sao Tome and Principe and Venezuela.

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.