Amazonian Marsh Rat vs myrtle willow

Holochilus sciureus compared with Salix myrsinites

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	myrtle willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Salix
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Salix myrsinites

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

myrtle willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	myrtle willow
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.

myrtle willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

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.