Amazonian Marsh Rat vs Mountain Guava

Holochilus sciureus compared with Psidium amplexicaule

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Mountain Guava
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Cricetidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Psidium
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Psidium amplexicaule

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Guava

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Mountain Guava
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.

Mountain Guava

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.