Amazonian Marsh Rat vs Redroot amaranth

Holochilus sciureus compared with Amaranthus retroflexus

Key Differences

• Amazonian Marsh Rat is Least Concern while Redroot amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Redroot amaranth
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	Amaranthus
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Amaranthus retroflexus

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

Redroot amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Redroot amaranth
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.

Redroot amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (36 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela