Amazonian Marsh Rat vs rock feather moss

Holochilus sciureus compared with Lescuraea saxicola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	rock feather moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Cricetidae	Pseudoleskeaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Lescuraea
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Lescuraea saxicola

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

rock feather moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	rock feather moss
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.

rock feather moss

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.