Amazonian Marsh Rat vs Plum Fingerleaf

Holochilus sciureus compared with Vitex ferruginea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Plum Fingerleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Vitex
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Vitex ferruginea

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

Plum Fingerleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Plum Fingerleaf
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.

Plum Fingerleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.