Amazonian Marsh Rat vs Partridge-Pea

Holochilus sciureus compared with Chamaecrista nictitans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Partridge-Pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Chamaecrista
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Chamaecrista nictitans

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

Partridge-Pea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Partridge-Pea
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.

Partridge-Pea

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Norway, Sweden), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, 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.