Amazonian Marsh Rat vs Pacific Maple

Holochilus sciureus compared with Aglaia cucullata

Key Differences

• Amazonian Marsh Rat is Least Concern while Pacific Maple is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Pacific Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Aglaia
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Aglaia cucullata

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Maple

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Pacific Maple
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.

Pacific Maple

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.