Amazonian Marsh Rat vs Murex

Holochilus sciureus compared with Medicago murex

Key Differences

• Amazonian Marsh Rat is Least Concern while Murex is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Murex
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	Medicago
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Medicago murex

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

Murex

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Murex
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.

Murex

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (6 countries).

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.