Amazonian Marsh Rat vs red glasswort

Holochilus sciureus compared with Salicornia rubra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	red glasswort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Salicornia
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Salicornia rubra

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

red glasswort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	red glasswort
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 glasswort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.