Amazonian Marsh Rat vs Red ash

Holochilus sciureus compared with Alphitonia excelsa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Red ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Rhamnaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Alphitonia
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Alphitonia excelsa

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

Red ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Red ash
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.

Red ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India, Papua New Guinea, 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.