Amazonian Marsh Rat vs Red mangrove

Holochilus sciureus compared with Rhizophora mangle

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Red mangrove
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Rhizophoraceae
Genus	Holochilus	Rhizophora
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Rhizophora mangle

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

Red mangrove

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Red mangrove
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 mangrove

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), North America (Cuba, Honduras, United States), 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.