Amazonian Marsh Rat vs okari-nut

Holochilus sciureus compared with Terminalia kaernbachii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	okari-nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Cricetidae	Combretaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Terminalia
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Terminalia kaernbachii

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

okari-nut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	okari-nut
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.

okari-nut

Habitat

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

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.