Amazonian Marsh Rat vs Olive Wax Cap

Holochilus sciureus compared with Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Olive Wax Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Holochilus	Hygrophorus
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

Olive Wax Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Olive Wax Cap
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.

Olive Wax Cap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.