Amazonian Marsh Rat vs negrohead

Holochilus sciureus compared with Annona purpurea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	negrohead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Cricetidae	Annonaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Annona
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Annona purpurea

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

negrohead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	negrohead
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.

negrohead

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.